Reddit is a community where people openly share personal stories and seek advice and perspectives from fellow Reddit users about their life decisions.
Recently, a teenage girl shared her story, revealing that her father and his fiancée excluded her from their wedding. She explained the painful reasons behind this decision.
She began her post, saying, “I (f18) was always pretty close to my dad. Though I’m closer to my mom, I visited my dad often, about three to four times a week. A few years back, he started dating ‘Anna.’ We got along well, and when my dad proposed to her, I was genuinely happy. Anna seemed like she’d make a wonderful stepmom.”
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OP, the original poster, was thrilled and looked forward to the wedding. She even bought a dress and shoes. But then her dad informed her that he and his fiancée needed to discuss something important with her.
“A few weeks before the wedding, after I’d already bought everything (dress, shoes, etc.), my dad and Anna told me they needed to ‘talk to me.’ They explained that they decided to have a child-free wedding, which I could understand, especially for young kids.
“However, I then learned that ‘child-free’ meant no one under 18. On the wedding day, I would still be 17, so I wasn’t allowed to attend. Anna wanted to stick to the child-free rule, even for her soon-to-be stepdaughter and the groom’s daughter.”
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Heartbroken, OP confided in her mom about what her dad and Anna had said. Her mom was deeply hurt too and decided to take her on a vacation to lift her spirits. Meanwhile, she informed the family about what OP’s father had done. Many of them were shocked and upset.
Later, OP posted her birthday photos on Facebook with the caption, “I’m so glad my dad and Anna didn’t allow me at their wedding because I was under 18; I feel so much more mature now!”
The family was taken aback and began asking if this was true, expressing their anger toward OP’s dad and Anna. OP then received numerous texts from her dad and Anna, accusing her of being immature and selfish. They even claimed her behavior proved she wasn’t mature enough to attend their wedding. Afterward, OP talked to some friends, who suggested that she might have overreacted and should have let it go.
Other Reddit users chimed in with their support, saying OP wasn’t wrong for sharing her father’s actions with the family.
One person commented, “NTA. What kind of father excludes his own child from his wedding? If they believe it was the right choice, they shouldn’t have an issue with it being public. Besides, people might assume you missed the wedding because you disapproved of his new wife or chose a vacation instead. Being clear about why you weren’t there helps protect your own reputation.”
Another user added, “The child-free rule was clearly aimed at you. I’m sorry, but you need to understand that she made that rule to keep you out. This shows exactly where you stand in their relationship… you don’t. I’m so sorry. NTA. I actually think it was EPIC. Harsh, but epic. They deserved that and more. I would even post screenshots of their texts.”
A third user speculated, “I can’t help but wonder if she purposely chose a date right before OP’s birthday so she couldn’t attend. If the dad and stepmom wanted a child-free wedding but still wanted OP there, they could’ve set the date after her birthday. But to plan it just two days before… it feels like they didn’t want her there and used that as an excuse.”
We believe the dad was wrong to exclude his own daughter from the wedding.
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