Step-Mom Ruins Step-Daughters Graduation By Showing Up In A Bra And Leggings

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    Font - r/AmltheAsshole u/Adventurous-Heron759 · 13h 1 A1 1 1 1 1 AITA for wearing a matching workout set to my stepdaughter's college graduation?
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    Font - My stepdaughter graduated college, so my husband, myself, and our kids (the ones we have together) traveled to watch the ceremonies, take her to dinner, give her gifts, and spend time with her since she will be all over during the summer with her friends and mom's side before she starts grad school in the fall.
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    Smile - We had to fly in to see her, so I was wearing a comfy matching workout set (in her school colors to celebrate) on the flight, and had a dress and heels in my carry-on to change into before the ceremony.
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    Font - Unfortunately, we had a delayed flight and things were very hectic and we barely got there in time for the graduation, and our kids wanted to stop and pick out flowers for her. My young son got very sick and with all the chaos, and taking care of the kids, and getting there with the traffic, I never ended up changing because it completely slipped my mind and I have zero idea how. I think I was just very exhausted.
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    Font - My stepdaughter was very upset and was very warm to her dad and half-siblings, but was cold with me. I asked her privately what was wrong and she told me she was furious with how disrespectful I was with my clothing (people were dressed kind of casually because the big ceremony was outdoors in the football stadium) and that she wanted nice pictures with everyone dressed up. She said if she were my real kid I would have never done what I had done
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    Human body - She also told her dad that I was banned from future events of hers because she knows "I will be a terrible person" and wear sweatpants to her wedding.
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    Font - I apologized and tried to explain what had happened and that I was very proud of her and was very sorry she felt like an afterthought. I told her we could all dress up for dinner and take better pictures, but she was angry at my suggestion.
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    Handwriting - She has not spoken to me and has not spoken to my husband since (he apologized but tried to defend me) am I the asshole?
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    Facial expression - edit: I can clearly see that I was an asshole. Workout clothes are my everyday clothes and I feel really stupid. I will work to make it up to my SD 5469 1614 ,↑, Share +B
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    Font - OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the asshole: I wore a workout set to my stepdaughter's college graduation and I might be an asshole because she was very upset
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    Font - sheramom4 • 13h Professor Emeritass [85] ΥΤΑ. A sports bra and leggings is not what I was picturing. And despite your kids wanting mom, you could have handed them to your husband for five minutes to look presentable. Wearing a sports bra to any formal event is a slap in the face to the person (or people) being honored. You could have also changed in the airplane bathroom when the flight was delayed. Or at least thrown a jacket on over the bra. 6 Reply 6.3k 3 ...
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    Font - BobBelchersBuns • 13h Partassipant [3] 1 Award YTA- you could have literally thrown your dress over the bra and leggings as you walked in. Leggings and a sports bra is incredibly inappropriate and attention seeking for a graduation ceremony. Shame on you OP, you should have just stayed home. G Reply 1 4.1k 3 ...
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    Font - Rapidbetryal · 12h S & 2 Awards Just so people know she conveniently left out the part where the "workout set" was leggings and just a sports bra "in school colours" So it really reads like she just didn't want to change. Her young kids "wanted mom" and apparently wouldn't have survived 5 mins while she changed because the husband is so inept. "The flight got delayed" so of course she couldn't have changed during the delay before flying there either. No possible solution to this problem R

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