A man shared his dilemma online involving a planned holiday and his stepdaughters’ underhanded behavior to stop his biological daughter from coming along.
The Situation
The man has been married to his wife, Beth, for five years. She has two daughters from a previous marriage, and the man has a daughter of his own from a past relationship.
“I have a bio daughter named Jessica (she’s 18). And I also have two stepdaughters named Monica and Leah. They’re 25 & 28. Both are single moms and live with us currently.”
Babysitting Duties
The man explains how his daughter, Jessica, has babysat for the two stepsisters.
“Jessica didn’t have a problem with it at first since this is what she does to earn money, but since her stepsisters don’t pay her much, she’d just refuse to babysit. We worked this out by having my wife take care of paying for the babysitting.”
The Vacation Plan
The family booked a break and didn’t want minors attending.
“Both Monica & Leah suggested that Jessica stay home and watch the kids since Beth doesn’t want her grandkids to come. They said it’s because the kids are used to Jessica, and hiring another babysitter would cause issues. And also said that Jessica isn’t too ‘fond’ of our destination, but it was obvious that Jessica wanted to go.”
They Couldn’t Agree
Beth, Monica, and Leah tried to pressure Jessica into agreeing until her dad stepped in and told them to drop it.
“They insisted, and Beth offered to pay her double, and there was just… a lot of back and forth on this til I demanded they stop bringing it up.”
The Day They Were Supposed To Depart
When it was time to go, Jessica found out that she didn’t have her passport on her. They searched her bag, then went home and searched there.
“Beth and my stepdaughters kept insisting that we go back to the airport or else we’d miss our flight. They insisted that Jessica stays at home with the kids. They even told the new babysitter to go home because she was no longer needed.”
They Hid Her Passport
“I refused to go and kept searching for the passport until Monica admitted that she helped Leah hide Jessica’s passport to get her to stay home with the kids. I was livid. I tried to get her to tell me where it was, but she said Leah had it. Leah denied so I threatened to cancel the vacation. That’s when they gave it back. I decided actually to cancel the vacation and blew up at both of them and berated them.”
His Wife Is Mad
It would seem his wife was in on the plan, as she was furious with him for canceling the vacation.
“Beth refused to speak to me and said that I punished my stepdaughters for worrying about their kids and wanting them to stay with someone they know. I got told I overreacted and ruined the trip for everybody.”
He Wanted To Know If He Was Wrong To Cancel The Holiday
The man went on to say kicking his stepdaughters out wasn’t an option as Beth co-owns their home.
So, he went online to seek some advice from an online community.
Entitled And Immature
One comment said: “To be honest, I would have kicked your wife and lazy, no-good stepchildren out right then and there and ended the marriage. If they were 12, I might understand this level of entitlement and immaturity. But in their late 20s??? And your wife??? She should have roasted them for pulling this stunt.”
He Needs To Ditch All Three Of Them
Everyone agreed that the wife was clearly in on the plan.
“There is NO WAY the wife wasn’t in on this too. She absolutely knew about this plan. OP [original poster] needs to ditch all 3 of them.”
A Modern-day Cinderella Story
One user shared this: “The wife obviously knew what the stepdaughter was up to, and her response proves it. Also… who tells the babysitter to go home? They were counting on OP being more concerned about going on the trip than finding his daughter’s passport. The stepdaughter and wife are trying to treat OP’s daughter like a modern-day Cinderella. I’m not saying that he should divorce his wife, but he should seriously reconsider if his marriage, in its current iteration, is a healthy situation to be in.”
Time To Get Out
Many other users didn’t refrain from using the D-word. “If you don’t say it, I will – he should divorce his wife. With how on board Beth was to leave his daughter home the second they ‘couldn’t find’ her passport, I don’t believe for a second that she wasn’t in on the plan to hide it. I think it’s disgusting when parents prioritize their new spouse over their existing child, especially when that new spouse has shown their parenting role model is the evil stepmother from Cinderella.
OP is wrong to be with this woman and to let her and her daughters be around his daughter at all – I highly doubt this is the first time they’ve all openly treated his daughter like this – and if he’s a good father, this kind of behavior should be a dealbreaker.”
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