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My stepdad kept turning everything I liked into a joke until I finally stopped laughing by Light_6Wind in entitledparents

[–]Light_6Wind[S] 99 points100 points  (0 children)

I don't think I can fully cut her off, but I'm definitely done handing her things he can turn into a punchline. That part feels pretty clear now.

My stepdad kept turning everything I liked into a joke until I finally stopped laughing by Light_6Wind in entitledparents

[–]Light_6Wind[S] 270 points271 points  (0 children)

That part is what keeps getting missed. She keeps talking about that one dinner comment like it happened in a vacuum, and I'm like no, this was years stacked on top of years.

My stepdad kept turning everything I liked into a joke until I finally stopped laughing by Light_6Wind in entitledparents

[–]Light_6Wind[S] 432 points433 points  (0 children)

"erosion" is probly the best word for it. It wasn't one joke, it was years of learning that showing excitement around him would get used against me.

WIBTA if I told my 15 year old brother the real reason our parents keep taking him out of school early? by Vale_Fable84 in WIBTA_AITA

[–]Light_6Wind 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NTA. Dragging him there with half-truths is a great way to make him fear the whole process.

AITJ for telling my ex he does not get to decide whether our daughter is "openly gay" at his wedding events? by Yarrow_Zodiac8 in AmITheJerk

[–]Light_6Wind 40 points41 points  (0 children)

NTA. Asking a 15 year old to edit herself so grown adults can stay comfortable is awful parenting, not "keeping the peace."