AITA for not buying my girlfriends kids cars
A father, filled with love and responsibility, prepares to gift his daughter a modest car for her 16th birthday—an honest promise grounded in budget and fairness.
Yet, this simple act ignites a storm within his blended family, exposing deep rifts and clashing expectations that challenge the very foundation of trust and respect.
Caught between his commitment to his own child and the demands of his girlfriend’s children, he faces bitter resentment and accusations, forced to confront not just financial boundaries but the painful reality of divided loyalties.
In this emotional battleground, he questions whether standing firm makes him the villain, or if his resolve is the only way to protect what he’s worked so hard to build.
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The original poster (OP) is facing significant conflict after setting a clear financial boundary regarding a car purchase for his biological daughter, which his girlfriend's children and extended family have strongly rejected.
The central tension lies between the OP's commitment to a pre-es**blished agreement with his daughter and the expectation from his girlfriend and her family that he should extend similar, far more expensive, financial support to her children.
Given the clear distinction between financial obligations to one's own child versus a partner's child in a relationship that is not legally bound by marriage, is the OP justified in refusing to fund the extravagant car requests of his girlfriend's children, or does this refusal const*tute unfair differential treatment that threatens the s**bility of his current relationship?
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