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<h2>AITA for throwing my daughter a birthday party but not her half sister?</h2><blockquote> <p>My wife and I have a 16 year old daughter. I have another daughter who is 15. I was unfaithful, but my wife agreed to forgive me. I have full custody of my younger daughter. My wife and I have raised her as if she were both of ours. Her mother pays child support, but often tries to skip out.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>My 16 year old daughter had a sweet sixteen in March, it was a lot of money but worth it. She paid for the food while my wife and I handled the rest. My younger daughter wants to have a similar party for her birthday. Her mother is behind on child support which is a big part of paying for her daily needs.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I told her that we are in a bit of a tight spot and cant afford such a large party at the moment. I technically can afford it, but her mother should have a part in the payment. She thinks it&rsquo;s unfair. She believes that I favor her elder sister and am punishing her for who her mother is.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Some responses to comments from OP:</p><blockquote> <p>I&rsquo;ve been faithful every since and have shown her I&rsquo;ve changed by being active in our daughter&rsquo;s life.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Daughter 1&lsquo;s mother helped pay for her party. Half sister&rsquo;s mom should also do the same. I&rsquo;m giving the same expectations and treatment.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>She gets parties for milestones, they both do usually. Younger one had a special party for 10 &amp; 13th birthdays that her mom helped with.</p> </blockquote><p>Here&#39;s what people had to say:</p><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CrystalQueen3000/">CrystalQueen3000</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>YTA. Stop punishing her because you couldn&rsquo;t keep your d*ck in your pants.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BreakfastF00ds/">BreakfastF00ds</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>That&#39;s exactly what it feels like. He&#39;s not punishing her because mom is not paying child support, it&#39;s because she was born in the first place. Every part of his post reads like he&#39;s just mad he got caught and she&#39;s the living reminder. What an AH he is.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BishPlease70/">BishPlease70</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>The first sentence &quot;my wife and I have a daughter&quot;...if he gave a shit about his younger daughter he would have started out with &quot;I have two daughters&quot; and then gone into the details. He doesn&#39;t even care about her, poor kid.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Abba_Zaba_/">Abba_Zaba_</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>Not to mention... you say your wife was &quot;raised her like her were both of yours.&quot; If that&#39;s the case, why is your wife not willing to give her a party? Wife has been 15&#39;s mother figure all her life but is on board with denying her a sweet 16?? Why? Because she&#39;s not &quot;hers?&quot;</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>Maybe I&#39;m reading too deep between the lines (but here we are on reddit so what the hell), but there is some Catelyn Stark/ Jon Snow energy in this story.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CyclonicHavoc/">CyclonicHavoc</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>&quot;I technically can afford it.&quot; Then you&rsquo;re the asshole. You&rsquo;re punishing your child for having a shitty mother which your child has no part in. You&rsquo;re holding your child accountable for things her mother did. YTA.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Dad won't pay for daughter's sweet 16 because mom is behind on child support. AITA?

AITA for throwing my daughter a birthday party but not her half sister? My wife and I have a 16 year old daughter. I have another daughter who is 15. I was unfaithful, but my wife agreed to forgive me. I have full custody of my younger daughter. My wife and I have raised her as if she were both of ours. Her mother pays child support, but often tries to skip out.  My 16 year old daughter had a sweet sixteen in March, it was a lot of money but worth it. She paid for the food while my wife and I handled the rest. My younger daughter wants to have a similar party for her birthday. Her mother is behind on child support which is a big part of paying for her daily needs.  I told her that we are in a bit of a tight spot and cant afford such a large party at the moment. I technically can afford it, but her mother should have a part in the payment. She thinks it&rsquo;s unfair. She believes that I favor her elder sister and am punishing her for who her mother is. Some responses to comments from OP: I&rsquo;ve been faithful every since and have shown her I&rsquo;ve changed by being active in our daughter&rsquo;s life.  Daughter 1&lsquo;s mother helped pay for her party. Half sister&rsquo;s mom should also do the same. I&rsquo;m giving the same expectations and treatment.  She gets parties for milestones, they both do usually. Younger one had a special party for 10 &amp; 13th birthdays that her mom helped with. Here&#39;s what people had to say:CrystalQueen3000 writes: YTA. Stop punishing her because you couldn&rsquo;t keep your d*ck in your pants.  BreakfastF00ds writes: That&#39;s exactly what it feels like. He&#39;s not punishing her because mom is not paying child support, it&#39;s because she was born in the first place. Every part of his post reads like he&#39;s just mad he got caught and she&#39;s the living reminder. What an AH he is. BishPlease70 writes: The first sentence &quot;my wife and I have a daughter&quot;...if he gave a shit about his younger daughter he would have started out with &quot;I have two daughters&quot; and then gone into the details. He doesn&#39;t even care about her, poor kid. Abba_Zaba_ writes: Not to mention... you say your wife was &quot;raised her like her were both of yours.&quot; If that&#39;s the case, why is your wife not willing to give her a party? Wife has been 15&#39;s mother figure all her life but is on board with denying her a sweet 16?? Why? Because she&#39;s not &quot;hers?&quot;  Maybe I&#39;m reading too deep between the lines (but here we are on reddit so what the hell), but there is some Catelyn Stark/ Jon Snow energy in this story. CyclonicHavoc writes: &quot;I technically can afford it.&quot; Then you&rsquo;re the asshole. You&rsquo;re punishing your child for having a shitty mother which your child has no part in. You&rsquo;re holding your child accountable for things her mother did. YTA. 

AITA for throwing my daughter a birthday party but not her half sister?   My wife and I have a 16 year old daughter. I have another daughter who is 15. I was unfaithful, but my wife agreed to forgive me. I have full custody of my younger...