Man Loses His Cool When He Learns His Future Stepdaughter’s Joke Almost Got Him Arrested
When making a joke, one needs to be mindful about many things, including what the joke is about and the timing. Just like an insulting joke, an untimely one might have a short or long-term negative effect on the joke’s victim. As an example, frankly, quite a bizarre one, we can take today’s story – a man got nearly arrested after his future stepdaughter joked about not knowing who he was. And, well, that didn’t sit right with him.
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Occasionally, people can’t see that some of their actions might make people in their environment end up in quite unfavorable situations
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A man has a future stepdaughter who isn’t the biggest fan of his, and well, their relationship is a complicated one
One time, the man had to pick his future stepdaughter up from school as her mom couldn’t do it, but she made sure to inform the school about it
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But when he came over to pick the teen up, the school refused to let him in and soon sent an officer to tell him to leave or be arrested
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Later that day, he found out that his fiancée had forgotten to call the school and her daughter then lied about not knowing him, which led to the man raising his voice at his fiancée
The post author’s fiancee has 2 kids from previous relationships. He gets along very well with one of these kids, but the other one, his future stepdaughter Riley, gives him quite a lot of trouble, as she claims that neither she nor her biological parents view the OP as a parental figure for her.
One of these troubles caused the post on Reddit to be born. It all started when the OP’s fiancée asked him to pick the aforementioned daughter up from school, as the woman couldn’t do it. She said she would call the school to inform them that the person not approved by the pick-up list yet would be picking up the teen.
When the man got to school, he buzzed into the office to let them know he was there to pick up Riley, and that his fiancée would’ve already called to let them know. But they didn’t know anything about it. After some time of waiting, a school resource officer, a law enforcement officer who’s responsible for safety in school, came out and told the OP to leave. And if he didn’t, he would be arrested. So, the man left without picking up his future stepdaughter.
Later in the day, the fiancée admitted she had forgotten to call the school. But that wasn’t the only thing that was revealed. Apparently, Riley had lied to the office and told them that she didn’t know the post author, as she thought it would be funny.
The OP didn’t take this news well. He raised his voice at his fiancée, letting her know that she was no less responsible than the girl for nearly getting him arrested, as she didn’t call the school beforehand.
The woman viewed her fiancé’s flipping out as an overreaction and told him to let her and Riley’s biological dad figure out the punishment for playing such a dangerous prank. And that’s how the story ended up on Reddit – the man wants to know whether people online also think he overreacted.
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Apparently, the majority of commenters didn’t agree with the man’s fiancée – he didn’t overreact. After all, he almost got arrested for things he was completely innocent of! And only because his fiancée didn’t inform the school as she had promised, and even more importantly, the teen decided to make such a dangerous and ill-timed joke just because she’s not a fan of her future stepfather.
Well, the tricky relationship between stepparents and stepchildren aren’t a new thing. And the reasons for that vary. In some cases, the stepparent might have some trouble letting a brand new child into their lives and adapting their life to fit a kid.
Or it might be the other way around – maybe the kid is having trouble fitting a whole new parent into their life. A kid might feel that getting close to a new parent might be a betrayal of their biological one. Or, simply, they might view their parent’s partner as an outsider, which seems to be the case in today’s story.
Just as there are many reasons why stepchildren and stepparents might struggle to connect, there are many ways to solve it. From simply waiting it out until slowly it becomes a warmer connection to even going to therapy, if it is needed. Still, just like any other relationship, sometimes it just doesn’t click – maybe the people involved are just too different, which is completely normal. And as long as this distance doesn’t hurt anyone, for example, doesn’t get someone arrested, it can successfully exist in a family.
So, let’s just hope the OP and his future stepdaughter will figure things out and the girl’s parents will prove to her that acting the way she’s doing right now is totally wrong. After all, all jokes have a time and place, as long as they don’t get people arrested.
The woman thought the man had overreacted and shouldn’t have raised his voice, but people online thought differently
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Yeah, this would be a dealbreaker for me. No way am I going to risk a malicious and resentful teenager torpedoing my entire life "as a joke". No f*****g way. There are plenty of other fish in the sea, who don't have nasty teenagers hellbent on f*****g up my life. I would also give the fiancee and all of her family, including ex-husband, a wide berth from now on.
Absolutely! Riley has proven she is not above falsely accusing the fiancee of not being who he says he is, this is just a short leap to saying he did something he didn't. OP can never feel safe around Riley.
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Run, my guy. RUN! This is a glimpse of the rest of your life. Wake the F up! You can find love somewhere else and with someone who won't have a psycho daughter who's out for your head. Daughter has only begun; she'll push it further because of the rush of control she had over you and everyone, what it put you through, how little trouble she got into, and the attention she received. Riley will always be there and so will mom. Riley has made it clear in a very manipulative, boundary pushing way that she doesn't want you in their lives and she'll continue. Your fiancé has shown you in an extremely transparent way where she will land when push comes to shove. You are last: kids, ex, herself, and you, in that order. Riley will always "win" even if the next thing she does against you is illegal. Even if she were to do something to you that would land her in jail, mom would simply divorce you because there's no way she'd have the person who had her daughter imprisoned sharing a bed with her.
I would also leave. But let's not forget how fụcking selfish this girl is. She's about to potentially destroy her mother's private life and happiness if the guy leaves. And for what? Because she only sees her parents as her parents. Her mother can't be happy with another man. No, she'sher mother and that's all she can be, they can't have other needs, period. So she can't have a new partner because this teen already has a father. What a selfish brat.
Run mate run... next time, she might just actually get you arrested
OP may be in love, but this relationship is full of landmines, planted by Riley and authorized by her mother. This latest incident could have resulted in jail and a ruined reputation. Riley may be a teenager, but she knew exactly what she was doing in acting as if she didn't know who OP was. It wasn't a "joke," it was a stunt full of malicious intent. Her mother brushing it off is only enabling her to continue, and she can up her game. OP would be wise to call off the engagement and walk away from this spiderweb while he is still intact. It will destroy him if he stays.
I wouldn’t want to be in the OP’s place. I wouldn’t even want to be the chiropractor the OP was talking her to.
NTA!! However, he would be a complete idiot if he stayed with the fiancé. If it were a real emergency that required urgent medical care I guarantee you she would've known him. For her 15 year old daughter to blatantly lie like that just for fun is terrifying (red flag alert). I cannot imagine what she have up her sleeves for him after marrying her mother. OP needs to run... NOW!!
Dude, run! Do not stick around that dumpster fire! She could easily show up one day with her clothes torn, 2 black eyes, and blood all over, sobbing that you raped her. And since you're living under the same roof, it would be relatively easy for her to get all sorts of your DNA. Run!!
You need to reevaluate this whole relationship, her garbage behavior really affected you, but the mom said you have no say in punishment, hell no. That brat is just trouble, she knew exactly what she was doing, now ask yourself, is this relationship really worth the hassle? 100% dealbreaker, there is no way I would continue this, hell no!! Also, how convenient the mom forgot to call the school, hang up one call and make another, this BS about getting distracted, nope. Either of them can be trusted.
This is another of those posts that screams for OP to get away, far away from both of them. There is no happiness in the future for a relationship like this.
Run! You don't want to be near this toxic environment. The legal system is SO biased against men.
I feel like their relationship could heal eventually, but obviously Riley seems quite reserved, so it's better to distance yourself for now. I know you don't have a ton of time until Riley grows up, but the kid almost landed you in jail. If you don't want her f*****g your life, then stay away from her, at least for now.
Tell Riley you won't be a parent but you would like to be her friend.
Fück that little brat and fück the mother for the overwhelming underreaction. My dude, you just got a severe spoiler alert for what the rest of your life is going to be like should you stay. You should make like a flock of seagulls and run so far away, change your name, move out of the country, meet some nice, one-armed, lavender picker in the south of France and live forever in bliss with them and a goldfish named Jean-Luc. Cause if you don't... well lemme put it like this: ever seen an old black and white film titled The Bad Seed?
How soon before Riley decides to say he touched her inappropriately "as a joke"? When his life is forever ruined, the wife isn't going to speak up.
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Yeah, this would be a dealbreaker for me. No way am I going to risk a malicious and resentful teenager torpedoing my entire life "as a joke". No f*****g way. There are plenty of other fish in the sea, who don't have nasty teenagers hellbent on f*****g up my life. I would also give the fiancee and all of her family, including ex-husband, a wide berth from now on.
Absolutely! Riley has proven she is not above falsely accusing the fiancee of not being who he says he is, this is just a short leap to saying he did something he didn't. OP can never feel safe around Riley.
Load More Replies... Run, my guy. RUN! This is a glimpse of the rest of your life. Wake the F up! You can find love somewhere else and with someone who won't have a psycho daughter who's out for your head. Daughter has only begun; she'll push it further because of the rush of control she had over you and everyone, what it put you through, how little trouble she got into, and the attention she received. Riley will always be there and so will mom. Riley has made it clear in a very manipulative, boundary pushing way that she doesn't want you in their lives and she'll continue. Your fiancé has shown you in an extremely transparent way where she will land when push comes to shove. You are last: kids, ex, herself, and you, in that order. Riley will always "win" even if the next thing she does against you is illegal. Even if she were to do something to you that would land her in jail, mom would simply divorce you because there's no way she'd have the person who had her daughter imprisoned sharing a bed with her.
I would also leave. But let's not forget how fụcking selfish this girl is. She's about to potentially destroy her mother's private life and happiness if the guy leaves. And for what? Because she only sees her parents as her parents. Her mother can't be happy with another man. No, she'sher mother and that's all she can be, they can't have other needs, period. So she can't have a new partner because this teen already has a father. What a selfish brat.
Run mate run... next time, she might just actually get you arrested
OP may be in love, but this relationship is full of landmines, planted by Riley and authorized by her mother. This latest incident could have resulted in jail and a ruined reputation. Riley may be a teenager, but she knew exactly what she was doing in acting as if she didn't know who OP was. It wasn't a "joke," it was a stunt full of malicious intent. Her mother brushing it off is only enabling her to continue, and she can up her game. OP would be wise to call off the engagement and walk away from this spiderweb while he is still intact. It will destroy him if he stays.
I wouldn’t want to be in the OP’s place. I wouldn’t even want to be the chiropractor the OP was talking her to.
NTA!! However, he would be a complete idiot if he stayed with the fiancé. If it were a real emergency that required urgent medical care I guarantee you she would've known him. For her 15 year old daughter to blatantly lie like that just for fun is terrifying (red flag alert). I cannot imagine what she have up her sleeves for him after marrying her mother. OP needs to run... NOW!!
Dude, run! Do not stick around that dumpster fire! She could easily show up one day with her clothes torn, 2 black eyes, and blood all over, sobbing that you raped her. And since you're living under the same roof, it would be relatively easy for her to get all sorts of your DNA. Run!!
You need to reevaluate this whole relationship, her garbage behavior really affected you, but the mom said you have no say in punishment, hell no. That brat is just trouble, she knew exactly what she was doing, now ask yourself, is this relationship really worth the hassle? 100% dealbreaker, there is no way I would continue this, hell no!! Also, how convenient the mom forgot to call the school, hang up one call and make another, this BS about getting distracted, nope. Either of them can be trusted.
This is another of those posts that screams for OP to get away, far away from both of them. There is no happiness in the future for a relationship like this.
Run! You don't want to be near this toxic environment. The legal system is SO biased against men.
I feel like their relationship could heal eventually, but obviously Riley seems quite reserved, so it's better to distance yourself for now. I know you don't have a ton of time until Riley grows up, but the kid almost landed you in jail. If you don't want her f*****g your life, then stay away from her, at least for now.
Tell Riley you won't be a parent but you would like to be her friend.
Fück that little brat and fück the mother for the overwhelming underreaction. My dude, you just got a severe spoiler alert for what the rest of your life is going to be like should you stay. You should make like a flock of seagulls and run so far away, change your name, move out of the country, meet some nice, one-armed, lavender picker in the south of France and live forever in bliss with them and a goldfish named Jean-Luc. Cause if you don't... well lemme put it like this: ever seen an old black and white film titled The Bad Seed?
How soon before Riley decides to say he touched her inappropriately "as a joke"? When his life is forever ruined, the wife isn't going to speak up.
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