Grandmother lies to 3 and 7-year-old step grandchildren about taking family vacation to Disneyworld, their mother forces her to apologize to them: “I don’t like how you handled it”

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
May 13, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Hey there ladies and gentlemen of the internet. We all have different relationships with our grandparents. Some of us grew up spending so much time with our grandparents that they're almost like our second parents. They filled the spot of babysitter, and were constantly on call for us. Some people even took trips with their grandparents, or had relationships that were so close that they share endless memories together, and can even come to them for support or advice. Some of us on the other hand were never close with our grandparents. For some, they were just old people they saw a few times a year and nothing more. Maybe they sat there during Christmas dinner, but outside of that there wasn't anything deeper. Family dynamics vary greatly, and it's important to understand the roles they have in our lives. 

In the story below, the protagonist is a woman who's not very close with her stepmother. Her stepmother has a knack for pushing boundaries and disrespecting her. It gets to the point where the stepmother tells her stepdaughter's young children that she's going to take them to Disneyworld, even though it's a lie.

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    AITA for forcing my father's partner to take back a lie she told my children?

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    I'll preface this by saying I don't have the best relationship with my father, and his partner "Blair" is a big part of the reason why. While I don't hate her, she is extremely obnoxious and childish. She's also horrible with boundaries. It feels like any time someone tells her "no," she hears "maybe." She's been
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  • This grandmother is really sticking her nose where she shouldn't. Instead of respecting the fact that her stepdaughter already said no to the family vacation to Orlando, she insists on forcing it upon her. Telling the children was an act of betrayal, and it was on purpose to rile up the situation. 

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    like this for as long as I've known her, but it's become harder to deal with since I had children, so I try to keep some distance.
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    Anyway, Blair and my father are planning on going to Orlando in July. About a month ago, she asked whether me, my husband and our kids (7M and 3F) wanted to join them. I thanked her for inviting us, but said no, because we're planning on going next January
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    and there's a pretty big chance I'll have to work in July. Also (and I didn't say this to her), we've been to Orlando with her before and my husband has stated he'd rather eat glass than do it again.
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    A week later, Blair told me they were getting their tickets and asked me whether I was sure we wouldn't join them. I said I was. Days after that, my sister called me - Blair had told her I was "thinking about going" while inviting her and her boyfriend. I, once again, told Blair we wouldn't go.
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    Finally, Blair asked me if I'd be okay with her and my father taking my kids to Orlando. I said no, because we're not even in the same hemisphere as the U.S. and I wouldn't let my young children travel to a different country without me or my husband.
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    Last week, my sister babysat my kids while my husband and I went out. While we were gone, Blair visited to drop off a gift she and my father had bought for my husband. She also took the opportunity to tell my children we were all going to Orlando in July.
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    My daughter didn't care about it much at first (I think she didn't really register it), but my son got very excited right away. He kept talking about how much he wanted to go to Disney and asking about the trip. And after watching her big brother like that, my daughter jumped on the bandwagon with him. It was both heartbreaking and infuriating to watch them like that.
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    I called Blair and said she had two options: either she told my kids she'd lied and they weren't going to Orlando or I did. I added that if she told them, she'd have the opportunity to apologize and explain herself, but if I did, I would not do that for her.
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    Blair chose to call my children herself. I kept the phone on speaker to make sure she was apologizing, explaining everything, and making it clear we wouldn't go to Orlando in July. Both my children (especially my son) were upset, but by husband and I had a talk with them and managed to cheer them up.
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    My father texted me yesterday. He said that he didn't appreciate the way I dealt with this. Blair is still upset and thinks my kids are mad at her now. He wants me to apologize or at least try to get my kids to forgive her, but I don't see why I should. She was the one who lied to my children, and I'm not responsible for Blair's feelings.
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    We're still on this back-and-forth, and I can tell neither of us is particularly proud about this. AITA?
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    jrm1102 NTA - well she did lie to your kids after repeatedly being told you were not going to
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    ForwardPlenty NTA. Blair tried the whole force the children to badger their parents to go to Orlando trick and it blew up in her face. She knew what she was doing, she did it on purpose
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    to put you in a bind thinking that you wouldn't want to disappoint your children and she would get what she wanted.
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    Good for you for seeing through that whole charade, and standing your ground. She will think twice about using that ploy in the future. As far as your dad, you can let him know that lying to your children will be a time out in the future.
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    Ok Conversation9750 I would seriously consider a NC period until Blair learns that lying has consequences.
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    Realistic_Stop_1139 NTA. She is the living example of "I intentionally screwed up and I'm upset and hurt because I dont want to take responsibility for my own action, i just want to blame everyone else".
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    1 catlas1 NTA!! blair crossed a VERY CLEAR boundary. you have no reason to apologise at all. i wouldnt have even given her the opportunity to explain herself. so low of ur father to think either of them have the right to ask for an apology after that!!
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    Electronic Wait_7500 Let your father know that YOU don't appreciate the way BLAIR handled not getting her way, and that you handled the situation exactly like you would have if one of your children told a lie. You also need to address how her lie made your children feel.
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    Blair believed you would give in and let them go if she got them all excited, or that you would be the bad guy if you didn't.
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