AITAH for not getting my dad’s girlfriend’s kids anything for Christmas?
I’m (17m) spending Christmas with my dad this year (December 23 to December 27). I don’t live with him though. I live with my grandparents (his parents). They’ve been my guardian’s since mom died when I was 8. Dad lost custody of me before that because he has an alcohol problem and he abused my mom when they were together. She left him when I was 4. I had supervised visitation with him until I was 10 and then he started getting certain extended overnights. Christmas was one of them, then I had to stay for 6 days in the summer every year and I had to do one overnight within a week of my birthday.
I don’t like the visitation schedule and my grandparents and I have tried to end it for three years now. But the judge and CPS see it as my best interest. Last year I refused to go to his house for Christmas and there was hell to pay. He took my grandparents to court, they had to pay a fine for not following the court order and the court/cps said since dad’s sober he would be considered a viable custodial option if there was any more refusal to follow the court order. I thought that was crazy because I was 16 but legally and biologically he’s still my parent even if he doesn’t have custody.
So I follow the court order and go when I have to go. This is the last year and I can’t fucking wait to be done with him forever.
Now here’s the reason I’m posting. My dad has a girlfriend. She lives with him, I think. Or she’s staying here with her kids for Christmas. The kids aren’t his btw. When I got to his house yesterday he asked me where the gifts for the kids were and I told him I didn’t bring any. Dad and his girlfriend were like wtf, you got nothing for the kids and I said no. They were freaking out and dad told me to go out and buy stuff for them but I refused. He told me he would make me go today but I’m not going to do it. I’m not spending money on these kids. My dad’s girlfriend told me I knew they’d be here and I should have gotten them something because they’re so little (4, 5 and 7).
I know when they wake up they’ll be going crazy. I’m determined not to spend anything on them. Does that make me TAH?
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