Father tells 6-year-old daughter that her grandparents are ‘stupid’ after they try to convince her that the boy who's been bothering her at school is only doing it because he ‘likes’ her: ‘[Her grandma] thought the whole thing was “cute”’

Author image for Lana DeGaetano
Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Jun 1, 2025 8:00 PM EDT

Listen—we were all in elementary school once. Ladies were taught that the boys were only mean to them because they secretly had crushes on them, and girls were supposed to believe that without having a second thought. Why normalize this? In extreme cases, you might be setting the little gals of the world up for a thought process that influences them to withstand bad behavior for the sake of "love". Newsflash: No parent should be okay with a child mistreating theirs. After a certain amount of time, this type of teasing and harassment can mess with your kid. The father in this next story knows that, which is why he badmouths his child's grandparents after they try to convince his daughter that she should invite a kid who bothers her to her birthday party. That'll be a no from me, dawg. Scroll below to see how the story unfolds.

Advertisement

  • It might seem like the father is thinking about this in too serious terms, but his daughter is only six years old. She should not have to please kids who harass her because of her grandparents' outdated ideals.

  • Cheezburger Image 10511973120
    via Curated Lifestyle For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • "AITA for telling my daughter that my in-laws are stupid?"

    My wife and I have three kids. Our youngest, "Emily," turned 6 last Sunday.
    via OddResolution5357
  • We recently had to deal with an issue in Emily's school. Last year, a new student joined her class and started bu ying her. He'd make fun of her, call her names
    via OddResolution5357
  • and steal her stuff to hide it around the school. On two occasions, the buying got physical. It took us a while to sort
    via OddResolution5357
  • everything out, because the boy's parents were a nightmare and nothing the school did worked. Finally, they threatened to expel
    via OddResolution5357
  • him if he didn't leave our daughter alone, and his family got him to stop. He hasn't bothered Emily in months, and she is doing much better.
    via OddResolution5357
  • Because of how much of an ordeal this ended up being, many of our friends and family members know what happened.
    via OddResolution5357
  • Most were as frustrated as we were, but my wife's stepmother "Patty" thought the whole thing was cute. Even after we told her
    via OddResolution5357
  • everything the boy did, she still insisted he probably just liked Emily and didn't know how to show it.
    via OddResolution5357
  • For whatever reason, she's fixated on this. Every time the subject comes up, Patty says she still thinks we're being dramatic and the boy deserves another
    via OddResolution5357
  • chance. My father-in-law fluctuates between being angry at the school and agreeing the boy was probably harmless. They
    via OddResolution5357
  • never spoke about this near the kids, and my wife and I don't give a sh what they think anyway, so we never worried much about this.
    via OddResolution5357
  • We're throwing Emily a birthday party this Saturday. Because my FIL will be busy, we all had dinner together at a place Emily likes the
    via OddResolution5357
  • day before her birthday. Near the end of the dinner, she started talking about her party, how excited she was and which of her friends were coming.
    via OddResolution5357
  • Cheezburger Image 10511974144
    via Curated Lifestyle For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • My FIL asked Emily if the bu y was invited. And before anyone replied (he obviously isn't), Patty added that it would be mean if she didn't invite him, because he liked her and would be very sad.
    via OddResolution5357
  • Emily looked at me and my wife. I told her "Don't worry honey, grandpa and Patty are both very stupid. Don't listen to them." They looked shocked, but didn't try to argue. We had an awkward goodbye and went our separate ways.
    via OddResolution5357
  • My FIL called us on Monday. He apologized for what he and Patty said, but told us he expected me to apologize as well. He said that I crossed a line by insulting him and his wife in front of his grandchildren.
    via OddResolution5357
  • My wife and I have been on the same page throughout all this. But yesterday, she told me she was starting to wonder whether it
    via OddResolution5357
  • wouldn't have been better to deal with this privately, especially since we don't like insulting people in front of the kids. AITA?
    via OddResolution5357
  • KronkLaSworda NTA You have told Patty to knock it off and then she went and tried to ruin your kid's birthday party by asking to invite that nightmare of a child to attend. She needs to get over her fixation before she pushes your family away from your dad and her.
    via KronkLaSworda
  • Scary-Antelope-3933 NTA Bu ying is bu ying whether it is from him liking her or hating her, the result is the same for your daughter
    via Scary-Antelope-3933

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

family dynamics family drama school entitlement grandma reddit story family feud parenting fatherdaughter entitled Grandpa family grandparents reddit thread daughter parent Reddit parents entitled people
Scroll Down For The Next Article