A father was hurt when he learned his daughter didn’t want him to walk her down the aisle. To express his disappointment, the man decided not to pay for her wedding, then he took to social media to validate his decision.
A 48-year-old man took to Reddit to open up about his disagreement with his daughter regarding her wedding. The man learned his 19-year-old daughter didn’t want him to walk her down the aisle, so he retaliated.
The man’s detailed account on Reddit of what happened between him and his daughter grabbed the attention of many Reddit users, garnering over 11,000 upvotes and 6,200 comments. A debate ensued over whether the man did the right thing.
Some people slammed the father after reading his post in the AITA subreddit, while others understood his feelings and supported him. After reading the comments, the man edited his post to clarify some misunderstandings.
At the end of his post, the father revealed what he did to solve the conflict between him and his daughter and how things stood between them.
Why Did the Man’s Daughter Refuse to Have Him Walk Her Down the Aisle?
The man began his post by proudly sharing that he had raised his daughter to be an “independent thinker.” However, he was offended when she expressed her desire to extinguish his role of walking her down the aisle on her big day.
After getting engaged, the girl told her parents she wanted to walk down the aisle alone. According to the father, “She argues that her mother and I don’t ‘own’ her. Therefore we have no right to ‘give her away.'” The man was hurt upon learning what his daughter thought about her parents. He explained:
“I feel hurt by this because we never treated her like an object or piece of property. Instead, we’ve tried our best to provide her with a wonderful life.”…CONTINUE READING