Teen Girl Cancels Hotel Reservation For Her College Celebration With Dad After He Unexpectedly Brings Stepsister Along

OP's parents divorced 10 years ago, leading to the formation of a blended family with step-siblings Julia and Josh from the other woman's previous marriage.

OP was a devoted daddy's girl before her parents' divorce, but after her father remarried, she felt overshadowed by his new wife's family

OP expressed her feelings to her dad about feeling neglected in the presence of her stepbrothers, and they started spending more one-on-one time together

Despite the OP's excitement for a beach celebration with her dad after getting early college acceptance, her plans were disrupted when her step-sister joined unexpectedly

In anger, the OP canceled the hotel reservation for her dad's beach celebration with her step-sister, then they couldn't find another hotel

OP informed her dad that she was going no contact, uninviting him from her graduation

The dad didn't respect OP's explicit wishes for her celebration, and he could have booked a separate trip for the step-sister

Commenters expressed astonishment at the dad and step-sister's behavior

Commenters couldn't believe why the dad did that and why he would expect the OP to still pay for the hotel after springing the step-sister on her at the last minute

The dad's actions in disregarding her desire for a special celebration and bonding time made OP hurt

The issues with her dad were not her fault but a reflection of his choices and selfishness

Her dad needs to prioritize her, make amends, and ensure that such incidents don't happen again for her to consider maintaining a relationship with him

Redditors commend OP for standing up for herself when her father selfishly disrupted her celebratory weekend

"Cancel it and get your money back"

The OP was not a jerk