Man Has A Messed-Up Fantasy Of Making Daughter His Co-Worker’s Housewife, Ruins Her Childhood
Every one of us brings a ‘package’ from our childhood. It may be full of beautiful memories, love and values, but in many cases, unfortunately, this package is full of trauma, hurt and the desire to move out as soon as possible.
Sometimes, people just start to really ‘live’ when they turn 18 and move out from their parents. This Reddit user was in a similar situation – her dad wanted her to be a housewife, thus singled her out and forbade her from doing quite a lot of things that made the woman’s childhood a hellhole.
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Receiving a different treatment than your siblings can be incredibly painful psychologically and make childhood feel like hell
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This woman shares that she was the middle child and the only female between her siblings and was constantly singled out by her father
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She wasn’t allowed to touch her own money, her brothers were instructed to not communicate with her and then her stuff started going missing
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However, when she confronted her dad about it, he told her that she was growing up to be a housewife and didn’t need all these things
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One day, she broke down in the middle of class and when her parents found out, her dad kicked her out
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She moved in with her brothers, got into therapy and when she turned 18 Y.O., she finally started living, graduated and confessed to her best friend, who’s now her girlfriend
A few days ago, one Reddit user shared her story online, opening up about her entitled dad who wanted to groom her into becoming a housewife so he could marry her off to one of his co-workers. The post caught quite a lot of community members’ attention and received over 650 upvotes and 31 comments.
The original poster (OP) started her story by sharing that she was born in the middle and the only female among her siblings, so all her childhood, she was singled out by her father, from not being able to choose activities or support, to not even being allowed to touch her money. In middle school, even her brothers were instructed to not communicate with her.
Then, all of a sudden, OP’s things started going missing and when she confronted her dad, it turned out that he was raising her to be a housewife and she didn’t need all these things. Well, after even her phone had been thrown out, she broke down in the middle of class and her dad just kicked her out. Luckily, her older brothers were living together, so she went to stay with them and began therapy.
After this, she shared that her little brothers refused to visit their dad’s home as well and their parents ended up divorcing. OP noted that she was able to confess to her best friend, who is now her girlfriend, and graduated. And as for dad – OP noted that he got arrested for a DUI car crash and being high.
Community members were happy for the author for finally ‘breaking free’ and condemned the father. “Get away from him and stay away. You’ll have a family soon enough of friends and they’ll care for you,” one user shared. “Congrats on everything you have gained, accomplished, and got back. Your dad was such a piece of crap that he deserves everything bad that happens to him,” another added.
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So while for most of us, it sounds quite impossible for parents to have a favorite kid or prefer one child over another, it turns out that according to Institute For Family Studies, 40% of Americans who grew up with siblings report that their parents had a favorite child. Furthermore, 51% of Americans who say they were raised by divorced parents think their parents had a favorite child.
In fact, comparing the story with research, it makes sense. Men are far more likely than women to say they are the favored member of the family. According to 33% of males who think their parents choose favorites, they were the family favorite. Less than 23% of women think they were their parents’ favorite.
Also, only 17% of women who were middle children say they were a favorite child, which is the lowest percentage of any group.
Furthermore, according to Mallory Williams, LCSW, the most significant long-term risks include anxiety, sadness, and erratic or even traumatic reactions in interpersonal relationships, as well as performance anxiety in both favored and non-favored children. She also talks about the child’s sentiments of rejection as an adult and problems with self-esteem.
But what do you guys think about this whole situation? Share your thoughts below!
Redditors congratulated the woman for accomplishing everything and applauded her brothers
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Her extremely evil father was grooming her to be a housewife, but didn't let her learn how to cook?
And he was going to… marry her off to one of his co-workers? Where does this story allegedly take place? Medieval England? And her brothers(???) bought a HOUSE for OP and her gf? Wherever they live, where two young men can buy a house together and can then buy ANOTHER house for their sister, it sure isn’t where *I* live. XD
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I was on with it until the update said her brothers bought her a house. Sounds far too much like a fantasy.
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This has nothing to do with her being a middle child and everything to do with being a girl. It's amazing that the brothers actually turned out decent and took her side because often they are groomed in other ways to be just like their father.
Strange story - I imagine it's creative writing from a Mormon teenager? Another fake.
Thanks BP for protecting us with censoring bad words. I really would not want to see the word Marihuana in all its uncensored glory!
If she is in the USA she can have the dept of corrections notify her when he is released and to where he is released. If he is to be released and it's under conditions (like parole) and too close you can request a location farther away. I actually did this years back! Consult your Victim services court agency they are VERY helpful!
I am sincerely glad that many of you live such happy and sheltered lives that you dont think this could be real. Just count your blessings that this sounds too far fetched to you because its not.
I've heard of deadbeat dads but never dumbf*ck dads such as OP's. Good that he's where he belongs, in the slammer where he is hopefully getting slammed from wall to wall. Kudos to Matt and Kyle, and hopefully OP and GF are forever happy.
Some of it possibly, but I'm not buying the whole cookie on this one.
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I am so sorry for all those years of trauma she endured, and feel really happy her brothers were good to her, as I have seen and read of siblings who also abuse the one singled out, and also abuse that child.
I don’t buy it. Not because I don’t think parents can be monsters, they can, but because this was incoherent at best. It really did read like fantasy.
yeeah, that was nothing to do with her being the middle child, and all about being a girl
The middle child in my family is so much more critisised than everyone esle its so sad
Her extremely evil father was grooming her to be a housewife, but didn't let her learn how to cook?
And he was going to… marry her off to one of his co-workers? Where does this story allegedly take place? Medieval England? And her brothers(???) bought a HOUSE for OP and her gf? Wherever they live, where two young men can buy a house together and can then buy ANOTHER house for their sister, it sure isn’t where *I* live. XD
Load More Replies... I was on with it until the update said her brothers bought her a house. Sounds far too much like a fantasy.
Load More Replies... This has nothing to do with her being a middle child and everything to do with being a girl. It's amazing that the brothers actually turned out decent and took her side because often they are groomed in other ways to be just like their father.
Strange story - I imagine it's creative writing from a Mormon teenager? Another fake.
Thanks BP for protecting us with censoring bad words. I really would not want to see the word Marihuana in all its uncensored glory!
If she is in the USA she can have the dept of corrections notify her when he is released and to where he is released. If he is to be released and it's under conditions (like parole) and too close you can request a location farther away. I actually did this years back! Consult your Victim services court agency they are VERY helpful!
I am sincerely glad that many of you live such happy and sheltered lives that you dont think this could be real. Just count your blessings that this sounds too far fetched to you because its not.
I've heard of deadbeat dads but never dumbf*ck dads such as OP's. Good that he's where he belongs, in the slammer where he is hopefully getting slammed from wall to wall. Kudos to Matt and Kyle, and hopefully OP and GF are forever happy.
Some of it possibly, but I'm not buying the whole cookie on this one.
Load More Replies... I am so sorry for all those years of trauma she endured, and feel really happy her brothers were good to her, as I have seen and read of siblings who also abuse the one singled out, and also abuse that child.
I don’t buy it. Not because I don’t think parents can be monsters, they can, but because this was incoherent at best. It really did read like fantasy.
yeeah, that was nothing to do with her being the middle child, and all about being a girl
The middle child in my family is so much more critisised than everyone esle its so sad
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