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<p>When this woman isn&#39;t sure if she messed up or not, she asks <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/xtx2hm/aita_for_tricking_my_boyfriends_daughter_into/">Reddit:</a></p><h2>&quot;AITA for &quot;tricking&quot; my boyfriends daughter into eating the ends on the bread?&quot;</h2><blockquote> <p>I 27F have been dating Ben (32M) for two years now, Ben has a 12 year old daughter Sam. I met Sam about a year ago and it didn&#39;t go very well at the beginning. Sam not wanting someone to replace her mom (I am not trying to do that) and a whole problem of she still wants her parents to get back together.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Ben and her ex got divorced three years ago (50/50 custody). I am the first serious relationship with Ben which makes it harder for Sam. Sam and Ben do therapy and it got better, I sometimes join for it but that is rare and it is by Sam or Ben invite. Anyways it is better now, but Sam has a habit of its it something I enjoy she likes to take it.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>An example is I love the color green Sam does not but will go and grab my favorite color and there are none left. Or if I say I can&#39;t wait to eat that leftover she will go and eat it. It is small petty stuff and really doesn&#39;t affect me in the long run but it can be annoying.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>So last month I went to make a sandwich and the only thing left was the butt of the sandwich pieces, I was being sarcastic when I said I loved the end pieces, well Sam heard that and from that point on she would go out of her way to eat the end pieces.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>It took me a while to get what she was doing and every time she would do it she would be miserable. She really hates the end pieces. I thought she would stop on her own since she didn&#39;t like it.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>Well today is when it blew up, I made some French toast and basically used half the loaf of bread. It was all well until Sam asked why I didn&#39;t use the end pieces. I told her that I don&#39;t like eating them at all, she got shocked and started to freak out.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>She went on that I tricked her and Ben took her side saying I shouldn&#39;t have tricked his kid, stop trying to parent her, that I am a jerk and to get out. I am shocked this was such a big deal and told my friend who thinks it is funny and that those two need to get over themselves. AITA?</p> </blockquote><h2>Let&#39;s find out.</h2><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/wordsmythy/">wordsmythy</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>NTA. She&#39;s a brat and he enables her bratty behavior. He told you to get out over this??? Run away. I mean this was kinda funny, he should&#39;ve seen that. He&#39;s not ready for a relationship.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/briareus08/">briareus08</a> agrees:</p><blockquote> <p>NTA, it&rsquo;s not on you at all. This doesn&rsquo;t feel right to me - they may be going to therapy, but it seems like all that&rsquo;s taught Sam is that she needs to be sneaky about sabotaging your relationship - and Ben is happy to actively support her. Time to go I think.</p> </blockquote><h2>Well, looks like OP is NTA. But does she need to bail on this relationship ASAP?</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Woman 'tricks' BF's daughter into eating bread crusts; BF says 'don't parent her.'

When this woman isn&#39;t sure if she messed up or not, she asks Reddit:&quot;AITA for &quot;tricking&quot; my boyfriends daughter into eating the ends on the bread?&quot; I 27F have been dating Ben (32M) for two years now, Ben has a 12 year old daughter Sam. I met Sam about a year ago and it didn&#39;t go very well at the beginning. Sam not wanting someone to replace her mom (I am not trying to do that) and a whole problem of she still wants her parents to get back together.  Ben and her ex got divorced three years ago (50/50 custody). I am the first serious relationship with Ben which makes it harder for Sam. Sam and Ben do therapy and it got better, I sometimes join for it but that is rare and it is by Sam or Ben invite. Anyways it is better now, but Sam has a habit of its it something I enjoy she likes to take it.  An example is I love the color green Sam does not but will go and grab my favorite color and there are none left. Or if I say I can&#39;t wait to eat that leftover she will go and eat it. It is small petty stuff and really doesn&#39;t affect me in the long run but it can be annoying.  So last month I went to make a sandwich and the only thing left was the butt of the sandwich pieces, I was being sarcastic when I said I loved the end pieces, well Sam heard that and from that point on she would go out of her way to eat the end pieces.  It took me a while to get what she was doing and every time she would do it she would be miserable. She really hates the end pieces. I thought she would stop on her own since she didn&#39;t like it.  Well today is when it blew up, I made some French toast and basically used half the loaf of bread. It was all well until Sam asked why I didn&#39;t use the end pieces. I told her that I don&#39;t like eating them at all, she got shocked and started to freak out.  She went on that I tricked her and Ben took her side saying I shouldn&#39;t have tricked his kid, stop trying to parent her, that I am a jerk and to get out. I am shocked this was such a big deal and told my friend who thinks it is funny and that those two need to get over themselves. AITA? Let&#39;s find out.wordsmythy writes: NTA. She&#39;s a brat and he enables her bratty behavior. He told you to get out over this??? Run away. I mean this was kinda funny, he should&#39;ve seen that. He&#39;s not ready for a relationship. briareus08 agrees: NTA, it&rsquo;s not on you at all. This doesn&rsquo;t feel right to me - they may be going to therapy, but it seems like all that&rsquo;s taught Sam is that she needs to be sneaky about sabotaging your relationship - and Ben is happy to actively support her. Time to go I think. Well, looks like OP is NTA. But does she need to bail on this relationship ASAP?

When this woman isn&#39;t sure if she messed up or not, she asks Reddit:  &quot;AITA for &quot;tricking&quot; my boyfriends daughter into eating the ends on the bread?&quot;   I 27F have been dating Ben (32M) for two years now, Ben has a...