
The mom is wrong. Sad you cannot see that. |
We can see why you are divorced and have conflict with your ex. |
Wow. |
As a stepparent, I’d never allow the kids to call me mom or dad. It’s my first name. As a parent to teens, yes, you can control these things. It’s parenting and taking to them about respect and how the other parent feels about it. And, with a teen consequences are so easy by taking the phone or electronics. |
Who cares what you prefer? Obviously OPs DD and her SD have no problem with this arrangement and neither should dad. He is just an insecure assh0le whose ego is bruised and this is just going to push his daughter away. |
Great! It's so wonderful that your family supports you in calling what you prefer. OPs DD prefers something different. Almost like families come in all shapes, sizes and preferences. |
+1 OPs Ex is probably going to throw a hissy fit when DD gets married and wants to include Papa G in wedding activities. OPs Ex is probably going to throw a hissy fit when DD has children and wants them to call him Grandpapa G. You know what all those fits get you? Less time together. Less of a relationship. All the while Papa G is being kind, courteous and loving, DD is going to gravitate to him - not the insecure Ahole who yelled at her when his ego was damaged. |
So now DD gets to call SD something inoffensive. BUT, SD and DD get to look each other in the eye and have a silent conversation like this: - it was really nice when I got to call you Papa G, too bad dad got into a hissy fit but this doesn't change how I feel - yes kid, it was great when you called me that, too bad we can't anymore but it doesn't change how I feel Bet it really stings you that you cannot control what your child thinks. |
Divorce means you can't control things like this anymore. |
Dad cares, and it's completely inappropriate. Life does not revolve just around Mom and her wishes. Dad is an equal parent. Mom needs to teach appropriate boundaries. |
You are still equal parents and yes, you both make the decisions but something like this Dad should have been consulted and had final say. |
Wow, you are extremely inappropriate. You say, Dad loves you very much and is very upset that you are calling stepdad Papa G. It would be better out of respect for your dad that you call G, but his first name. Not hard to be appropriate. |
This child has a Dad. OP needs to stop trying to replace Dad with her husband to play happy family. Its disrespectful. Is OP ok with another woman coming in and her daughter calling that woman MOM? |
Respect and love are earned, not demanded. It’s easy to see why the dad is losing out here. |
You mean dad has to LEARN appropriate boundaries. Since he apparently has none ![]() |