Dad Pitches a Fit When 3-Year-Old Daughter Gifts Him a Toy Football From His Rival Team

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Nov 5, 2023 8:00 PM EST

Buying gifts for little kids to give to others can be a tricky thing. You want to get something that they want to gift within reason, but it can be quite difficult to find something that's affordable, makes sense for the giftee, and that the kid is excited about giving. Often, you can't check all of those boxes. When I was a little kid, my dad and I bought a wallet to give to my mom for Mother's Day. The second we got home from the store, I ran up to my mom and told her, "Mommy! Mommy! We got you a wallet!" Suffice it to say that delivery was way better than the gift itself. 

Some people are not good sports about the slightly off-kilter gifts their kids get for them. One father recently got angry at the mother of his toddler for allowing her to buy him a toy football with his rival team on the package. What a drama queen.

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    r/AmltheAsshole u/Conversation Far3511 • 2d AITA For letting my daughter buy her dad a gift from the wrong football team?
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    Can't actually believe I'm writing this post. My ex and I have a three year old. She's amazing and loves her daddy. It was his birthday on Monday so I let my daughter grab some bits for him.
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    Theres a football stall in our local shopping centre. They had squeezy balls for each team. My daughter knows that her dad loves football and also the colour blue, so she picked out a blue one for him. I knew it wasn't his team but theres nothing on the actual ball, it just said the team on the wrapper. She bought it, we left, everything got wrapped up.
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    We were with him when he opened them. His face fell and he dropped the ball like it burned him when he opened it. His mum gave him the evil eyes so he did the clearly fake "thank you" and then our daughter was disinterested. He was off with me the whole day and last night called me at for "doing that" to him. I asked what he meant, he said I knew he hates that team (1 didn't - I used to ignore his football rants) and that he thinks its s y that I used our daughter as an excuse to upset him.
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    I explained that she picked it out and he claimed I should have corrected her because he hates the gift. I called him a child. His mum has since text me apologising but in a "even though its your fault" way. She's usually on my side so now I'm half thinking its my fault in some sorta way.
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    I did know he doesn't support that team and my daughter would have been corrected easily, so I probably should have done it anyway. So, AITA?
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    III-Inspector7980 • 2d I think this dad gets that it's a gesture from his daughter, he doesn't blame his daughter. However, he's a HUGE a; because he thinks OP intentionally led daugnter into picking a gift that would rile him up. He petty. Also, I will never understand how so many women have babies with guys who don't hesitate to call her a b Not because she cheated, not because she hit their child, not because she manipulated things in her favor - only because she didn't correct her daughter f
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    deathbyshoeshoe • 2d His accusation is a projection. It's because he would try to intentionally "hurt" her the same way, so he assumes she'd do so as well. He's just announcing his own emotional immaturity. 2.9k
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    litt3lliOn 2d Supreme Court Just ● If he didn't blame the daughters as well, then he wouldn't have reacted as he did and would see it for what it was and appreciated that his daughter even remembered things he liked. He's petty, no doubt though. ... 186
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    Downtherabbithole14 1d Partassipant [4] Dude. the way the schmuck dropped it. I'm picturing him just being so insulted. ● Kid: Oooo! A blue ball for dad! I love blue and he loves footballs. He will love it Dad: Ugh! How dare you pick this blue colored football! I hate this team!!! ::Stomps off like a 3 year old:: ... 275
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    IshkabibblesMom • 1d I can imagine the little girl getting upset if mommy tried to convince her to get a different color - "but, mommy, I like this color!" We know what can happen when a 3 yr. old is told no. NTA, but, in his eyes. you're wrong no matter what you do. It doesn't end until the child support does, and most times not even then. 155 ↓
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    duzins • 1d Partassipant [1] Imagine having to explain to your 3 year old that they have to be the bigger person than their dad in this situation lol ... 143
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    ΝΤΑ KronkLaSworda • 2d ● Prime Ministurd [557] 3 year old just wanted a football and a color that she knew daddy liked. Daddy has anger management problems if he can't grin and bear it for a 3 year old. ... Reply 44.5k
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    theworldisonfire8377 2d ESH - he's immature for the way he reacted, but... how hard would it have been to say "honey thats a great idea for daddy, but let's pick the ball that is for his favorite team!". Reply 42.9k
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    UpOnZeeTail • 2d Partassipant [1] I agree with this. Gift giving is a learned skill. Gently redirecting a child towards a gift better suited for the receiver would have been the move. But He's ridiculous for being upset about a 3 year old trying to be nice. ... 1.5k
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    AncastaOfTheRiver • 2d Partassipant [4] NTA. Who says they 'hate' gift, let alone one picked out by a three year old? Sure, some football fans can be pretty intense in their hatred for rival football teams, so it doesn't hugely surprise me that he saw this as an attempt to upset him. But he's not your partner - he's her dad, so letting your daughter choose the gifts was reasonably a higher priority to you than anticipating a grown man would be upset by the wrapper on a toy. Reply 4 1k ↓ ...
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    LAD-Fan 1d ● Sorry, against others opinions, YTA, but not for allowing your daughter to pick that out for him but because you knew better and seemingly did nothing to change your daughter's mind, and you did it out of spite and evil intent, and you know it. Basically, you used her to dig at your ex. He was a jerk for his reaction, but you chose to not be the better person. The others' comments probably don't have a team that they are ardent fans of so they don't have perspective.
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    Yes, a child's love is way more important, but that doesn't diminish the fact that you chose to use this opportunity, and your daughter, to get a reaction out of her father. I hope you grow from this. It was immature, and you will probably realize it when you get older. To add, it was also totally disrespectful to your ex. I'm sure he's done things to you as well, but in this case you used your (plural) daughter, and that is the shameful part. Reply 4416 ↓ ...
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