AITA for uninviting bio dad from school meeting so that step dad can come?

ESH. Here’s why:

BioDad for his ridiculous, immature response to feeling threatened by StepDad’s presence. It’s been years now. Get over it, bro. Also BioDad for not showing up or being consistent.

You aren’t an asshole...But you kinda suck. You reacted to his tantrum and you’re dismissing his valid feelings as the father of your child rather than listening open mindedly. I get it, it’s super frustrating. But your jobs as parents are to COparent successfully. Fighting about StepDad isn’t really putting your child first; your ego is coming first. Yeah, StepDad is awesome. He has every right to be there. But so does BioDad.

To everyone encouraging this woman to alienate her child from his father...You’re also assholes.

I am a StepParent of three and CoParent of two. Shit gets hard. That’s life. Part of being a good CoParent is respecting your child’s relationship with their other parent. When feelings start getting hurt in any direction, it’s a good time to step back and evaluate the source of those feelings and take a moment to respond rather than react.

/r/AmItheAsshole Thread