16-year-old tells dad's ex-girlfriend that she doesn't want to see her 6-year-old daughter anymore: 'Her daughter really liked me and saw me as her sister and she's sad she never sees me now'

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Mar 10, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Relationships are a tricky thing, one moment they're everything and then—nothing. To make matters worse, there's the good chance that your perspective wasn't shared, and what you might have thought was a burgeoning closeness was just all in your head. Anyways, that's enough about me. 

This teen ran into a complicated situation when her father broke up with his girlfriend, the two had been together for a decent amount of time, but only three years of the 16-year-old's life. On the other hand, the girlfriend had a daughter of her own, who was only three years old when the pair started dating, and for that little girl, three years was half her life and the only half of her life that she remembered, so the change and loss was devastating. This is easy to understand when you take into account the age and the scale of this change for her life. 

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  • The teen, however, didn't feel the same, also understandably, creating a very delicate and dynamic situation. She let her father's ex know as such when she reached out trying to organize time together, then turning to this online community to see whether or not she was in the wrong. 

    Of course, it could be possible that the ex-girlfriend was just exaggerating or making the whole thing up in an attempt to get free childcare, childcare is expensive after all, and that's the cynical point of view we appreciate.

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    My dad broke up with his now ex- girlfriend a month ago. They'd been together for like 3 years and lived together all of that time. I (16f) see my dad every other weekend so I didn't spend that much time with his ex or her 6 year old daughter. His ex was also not the only ex my dad has lived with in the time since I was born. So it was nothing big to me.
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    But according to his ex her daughter really liked me and saw me as her sister and she's sad she never sees me now. She told me this on social media. We were never following each other before but she followed me to ask if I'd stay in her daughter's life and be the sister her daughter thinks of me of. I told her I don't want to and I'm sorry if that makes her daughter sad. That was basically all I said and it annoyed my dad's
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    ex. She asked me why I wasn't open to the idea and she said it only had to be every other weekend like she saw me before. She said it didn't even have to be that often. Once a month and some calls each week so she feels like I care about her. I didn't reply and she asked me if I could really do this to a little girl. AITA?
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    mustang19671967 She is looking for a babysitter and someone to help her out
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    lapsteelguitar I wonder what promises the step-mom made to her daughter? Not your problem. NTA
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    TarzanKitty NTA You spent EOW with your dad to spend time with your dad. That time had zero to do with his former girlfriend or his child.
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    silentlove_316 NTA. No means no. The kid is six and will most likely forget about you in a short time period. It's not your job to keep someone happy. Ex might also be trying to do this to get back into your dad's life and just using you. Nope, there's nothing wrong with cutting contact and moving on. Ex needs to get over it.
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    Crafty_Special_7... NTA you should block the ex and be done with her
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    Content_Print_65... It's not your responsibility. Her mother needs to make a stable life for her by not cohabiting with the first guy that comes along, and instead planning for a solid future. It's not you "doing that to a little girl." It's her.
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