Dad faces backlash over his ‘selfish’ reason for pulling his son out of class: ‘You’re making the decision for him’
A man wants to pull his son out of a pep rally to avoid an embarrassing dance.
He took to Reddit’s “Am I the A******? (AITA)” forum for advice. The father learned that there was going to be a pep rally at his son’s school. At the rally, teachers were going to surprise students with their parents doing goofy dances on stage. The father didn’t want to participate because he thought it was humiliating for his son. However, his son’s mother didn’t see the issue.
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“My son is a sixth grader and I guess he’s popular,” he explained. “Next week Friday, his school is having a pep rally. One of the activities is going to call up the socially popular kids for an impromptu dance-off but the twist is that they’ll bring out their parents instead and embarrass their kids. I know this because they asked me to do it and I declined.”
“I couldn’t think of anything more cringe or humiliating to me or my son than doing a parent dance in front of hundreds of middle school kids while my son is front and center. Although I declined, my son’s mom (my ex) agreed.”
The father disagreed with his ex-wife and planned to sabotage her.
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“She thinks it will be the funniest thing ever,” he wrote. “We are not on the same page on this. Her whole thing is that it’s not even my business and how it’s not any different than when I hug him goodbye in front of his friends (uh because he lets me). We do have split custody and I have him next week.”
“I thought about pulling him out early to do something fun and avoid the pep rally. I’d tell my ex before the event so she has time to make up an excuse to save face. I’m not asking my son’s input because I don’t want him to feel like he’s picking sides.”
Redditors thought the father was making a poor choice.
“EVEN if he didn’t want to go, the fact you’re making the decision for him will bite you in the a**,” a user wrote.
“You’re a lazy, selfish, petty parent and you came here for validation and now that you’re not getting it you’re throwing tantrums,” another wrote.
“You’re ignoring your son’s wishes,” someone added.
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