Entitled Mother Crashes Father-Daughter Camping Trip, Ruins It By Making It About Herself

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Feb 27, 2022 2:00 PM EST

Reddit's infamous "Am I The A$$hole?" subreddit never ceases to disappoint when it comes to providing all the fam drama. As per usual, we're so here for the tea. In short, the original poster is a teen who was excited about treating her dad on an all-expenses camping trip in honor of Father's Day. Even though her mom hates camping, she decided to come along and made the trip all about herself. According to the OP, her mom kept trying to get rid of her, even trying to get her to hang out with other teens at the campsite so that the two of them could have alone time. OP was not having it and eventually flipped out at her mom, who stormed out in tears. So, who's the jerk in the situation? We shouldn't decide for you so go ahead and scroll down for more context on this story.

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  • 01
    Font - Posted by u/Nalik4R2 1 day ago 2 3 5 A 8 AITA for telling my mom that I'm 16 now and I'm too old to "play" with other kids my age? Not the A-hole So I (16f) got my dad an all expenses paid camping trip for father's day. And I mean I paid for EVERYTHING. I mean food, the camp site, gas, everything. I've been saving up for this for months because he loves the outdoors, and my job doesn't pay quite enough so I had to save to make this trip happen. Originally it was just going to be me and my
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    It's so cute that OP paid for the whole trip as a teen. We like her already. 

  • 02
    Font - excluded so I was like "yeah okay." But when it came time to leave and go to the store to buy food for the trip on Friday at the store, everything I picked up she would be like "gross I won't eat that." I was trying to pick out foods that everyone would eat, but in the end we only got things she would like. She was treating me like a wallet the entire time up there telling me to buy stuff for her. I only budgeted this trip for two people, and I was almost out of money before we even got t
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    Why did the mom even crash the trip when it's clearly a father-daughter trip? 

  • 03
    Font - inconveniencing her all the time. And it really pissed me off. And all weekend shes been trying to push me away from my dad to be alone with him like this was some romantic trip for the two of them. And I get that adults need to be alone from time to time, but she was trying to keep me away ALL OF THE TIME. Today, after we finished eating dinner, she goes, "why don't you go and play with the kids at the camp next to us and leave your dad and I alone for a bit?" And I said "no, thanks" bec
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  • 04
    Font - to and she just wouldn't listen to me. So after about 20 minutes of arguing back and forth, I finally snapped and told her that "I'm 16 now and I don't just walk up to people I'll never see again in my life and ask them to 'play' with me. It's stupid." And she got mad at me for having an attitude with her and said I was ungrateful for all she does for me (which was completely irrelevant) and I responded that "I was literally paying for this whole trip and she's acting like it was all abou
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    Font - Tinderella80 · 1d · edited 11h Colo-rectal Surgeon [45] NTA - shes being an asshole especially if she didn't pay for anything. Parents aren't immune from being assholes sadly.
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    Human body - Here_for_tea_ · 1d e Partassipant [1] NTA. Is your mom jealous of your good relationship with your father? Her crappy behaviour ruined his weekend, too.
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    Font - Mera1506 · 1d Professor Emeritass [80] NTA. OP, you should have shut her down long before this. For one she shouldn't have gone shopping with you and if she tried to shut something down, remind her it's father's day, mother's day was a while back. Telling the truth isn't an ahole thing at all. Never invite her again for Father's day and let it be just you and your dad. Talk to your dad about this. It's not alright that she's pushing you away from him. This needs to be addressed, all of it
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    Font - QuinGood · 19h NTA Your mom is the AH for inviting herself on a trip that you planned for your father and you. She DID make it about her, and that's sad. Talk calmly with your father about exactly WHY you blew up at her. Let him read this if you think it will show him your side more clearly. Hugs
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    Font - Same-Key-1086 · 1d NTA There are some weird dynamics here. First, paying for a whole camping trip like that is a lot for a teenager to get her father. Do you feel like you need to do a lot to hold his attention, or win over his love? Or is it just a case of your family being on hard times and you want to remake old memories? Secondly, is your mom kind of the jealous type? Some mothers can get a little competitive with their daughters... the way she's dismissing you and infantalizing you,
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    Human body - nancybabitch · 1d · edited 1d NTA at all. I'd talk to dad again and explain that you worked hard to do something special for him and it's hurtful to be shut out of what you specifically planned to be quality time for you two, doing something he enjoys.
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    Font - Any_Shoulder_2174 · 1d NTA. You did MORE than your fair share by paying for the trip; it was for your dad but she basically crashed it; what the hell parent tells their kid to go approach total randos in the wilderness? She obviously has boundary issues, because A. she basically invited herself to the trip, and B. it doesn't even occur to her that by "going to play with kids your own age", you would be intruding on THOSE people's camping trip. She wasn't crying because she was hurt; she w
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    Handwriting - Udderlybutterly · 1d Partassipant [2] NTA. It was supposed to be a father daughter trip. She shouldn't have even gone.
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