In the world of family finances, blended families often face challenges ensuring equal treatment for all children. For example, Maria wanted her daughter to receive the same graduation gift as her stepdaughter.
However, her husband disagreed, saying it was his money and suggested a cheaper option. Feeling discouraged, Maria turned to an online forum for advice.
Here’s her story:
“I planned to get my daughter a $2000 graduation present. It seemed fair because last year, my husband of 12 years gave his own daughter a $2000 gift for her graduation.
But he said, ‘You don’t work, and this is my money! Ask her father to pay or choose a cheaper gift!’ He also added, ‘I don’t think it’s my responsibility to buy her a gift with my own money in the first place; it should be you or her dad.’
My husband said that fully aware that I would never ask my ex-husband to help me purchase a gift for our daughter. We’re not on good terms, and it would be humiliating for me to ask him. So, I had no option but to get a smaller gift for my daughter.
On graduation day, my stepdaughter approached me and said, ‘I will not let your daughter feel like she’s being treated unfairly. What my dad did is wrong!’
She then handed me a small box, and when I opened it, I was astonished to find a piece of jewelry similar to what her father had given her last year and what I had intended to buy for my own daughter.
With tears in my eyes, I embraced my wonderful stepdaughter. However, I still can’t forgive my husband for treating me and my child this way. He’s been raising her for the past 10 years, and his actions broke my heart.”
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3 thoughts on “My Husband Insists on Skipping a Fancy Graduation Gift for My Daughter”
In my opinion he was totally wrong, he’s been helping to raise her for the last 10 years. When you marry someone who already has children then it is a package deal, if you can not deal with it, then don’t marry this person. The step daughter has a heart of gold to do this for her step sister, but she shouldn’t have had to be the one who stepped forward, she is a true big sister.
Surely with his attitude, you can’t be THAT happy. I say RUN to the nearest exit. Get out now…..what would he say if something happened to your daughter and he said ” oh don’t take her to that hospital, can’t you find a cheaper one?….BECAUSE that’s what it boils down to. He’s an ass and you deserve better. Even your step daughter knows it!
You put up with it