11-year-old daughter gets rejected by stepdad when she asks to start calling him Dad, strangers on the internet come to her defense and reprimand him: ‘Listen to her’

While family dynamics can be complicated, they can also be really simple, we just tend to complicate them by overthinking and overanalyzing situations for no apparent reason. In the situation below, what could have been a beautiful moment between a brave young kid and her father, turned out to be an unnecessary family drama, and we feel for the daughter who had to deal with her stepdad's uncertainty.

It takes a lot of courage to step up and tell someone how you feel, and ask something of them in the process, especially as a kid.

When I was 11, I was so shy I could barely order my own food. I wish I had the courage to tell people what I really think or want, and be true to myself and my feelings. I was afraid of rejection, and stories like these sadly remind me why. I don't know how I would have handled the situation if I were in this daughter's shoes, but I hope the stepdad won't take long before he makes things right by her.

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People had a lot to say about how the stepdad handled the situation and how he made his poor stepdaughter feel. Below are some of the most important responses to the stepdad's question. They felt the need to explain to the dad that while his intentions were in the right place, he was putting them towards the wrong people, and I couldn't have agreed more.
Let's just hope that he finds it in himself to apologise to his daughter, and not give her another reason to not trust the men in her life…
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