AITA for not taking my kids with me on vacation?

ESH. I’m the gf or someone with kids. They’re always welcome even though we don’t have our own. Your ex should let your gf have some space, your gf should always welcome your children, she like I knew what I got myself into. YOU should definitely realize that YOU owe your time to ALL your children current or future. You should have arranged visits with your three children long before summer started. It seems you, like we, have enough time between visits as dad to have an additional vacation.

You chose to have children once and then a gf, and now more. You are responsible to them all.

I think a lot of folks here are jumping on the dad to your three and not thinking of everyone’s needs. You chose this life, you need to spend time with your children and also make your new family work. Do everyone a favor and arrange with your ex to more than make up for the lost time, while also giving your girlfriend the space and time even if it means you leave her home for another trip with the three. You don’t want your ex telling your three daddy doesn’t want to see them nor your gf feeling like she’ll always be second to your current family even if deep down people like her and I know it’s true for a good dad.

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