Dad Defends Daughters: Birth Father Demands Meeting, Girls Refuse

Imagine raising three beautiful girls as your own, only for their birth father to suddenly reappear after 17 years of absence. That’s what happened to one loving adoptive dad who was faced with a difficult decision when the girls’ birth father demanded to meet them. The girls, however, were adamant about not wanting to meet the man who abandoned them.

The Backstory Begins…

A Father Disappears

A New Love Story

Tragic Loss & Adoption

An Unexpected Message

A Father’s Identity

The Girls’ Decision

Sisters Stand Together

The Girls’ Request

Face to Face

A Father’s Plea

Anger and Accusations

A Stormy Exit

Friends Weigh In

A Lingering Doubt

Dad Stands Up for Daughters, but Doubts Linger

In a whirlwind of emotions, this adoptive dad defends his daughters’ wishes to not meet their birth father, who suddenly reemerges after 17 years. Despite the girls’ firm decision, the birth father accuses the dad of keeping them away out of fear they’ll leave him. As friends chime in with their opinions, the dad starts to doubt his actions. Was he right to stand by his daughters’ decision, or should he have encouraged a meeting with their birth father? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

NTA- Dad protects daughters from potential danger, earns respect and support.

NTA. OP’s responsible decision to listen to his daughters and prioritize their well-being is admirable. The bio father’s selfishness is evident.

Respect your daughters’ decision. You’re their dad.

Daughters have the right to refuse meeting birth father

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Girls refuse to meet birth father, dad supports their decision

Daughters decline birth father’s meeting request. NTA for respecting wishes

Daughters refuse to meet birth father who abandoned them. NTA.

Respectful boundaries set by daughter and dad. NTA

Daughters refuse to meet birth father, dad defends their decision

Father defends daughters’ decision to not meet birth father. NTA

Daughters have the right to refuse birth father’s meeting request

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Letting daughters decide on meeting birth father, NTA. Good call

Respect the girls’ decision. NTA for letting them choose.

Being a father is more than biology. NTA for defending daughters

Dad defends daughters against birth father’s demands. NTA.

Daughters declined meeting with birth father. NTA for respecting that.

Father defends daughters against inappropriate birth father. Great parenting!

Respecting daughters’ boundaries = Not the a**hole

NTA gets support for keeping daughters away from abusive sperm donor.

Not the a**hole! But why? Check out the replies.

Respectful dad lets his daughters decide, NTA

Father trusts daughters’ judgement, defends their decision not to meet birth father.

Respect your children’s decision. NTA, he’s owed nothing

Daughters refuse to meet birth father, dad defends them. NTA

Respect your daughters’ wishes and support them. Don’t push them.

Father demands relationship after 17 years? Not the a**hole.

Deadbeat dad demands meeting with daughters he abandoned. NTA shuts him down.

Abandoned father demands meeting, daughters refuse. NTA prevails

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Respect your kids’ decision. Block bio-dad from their accounts.

NTA defends daughters against birth father’s sudden demand for meeting

This dad gets the thumbs up for his parenting skills

Respectful dad lets daughters decide, NTA for standing up.

Don’t feel guilty, your friend is spinning fantasy scenarios. NTA

Dad defends daughters, earns NTA judgement and praise

Respectful dad supports daughters’ decision to refuse birth father’s meeting.

Birth father demands meeting, daughters refuse. NTA wins!

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Daughters make their own decisions, NTA dad

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Adoptive father praised for defending daughters’ decision to not meet bio dad

Daughters refuse to meet dying birth father, commenter supports decision.

Bio dad demands meeting, NTA warns of potential danger

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Respectful dad enforces daughters’ wishes, NTA

Protecting your children’s safety and privacy is always NTA

Supportive comment praises dad for defending his daughters’ choices

Father defends daughters against birth father’s demands. No A-hole here.

Daughters refuse meeting with birth father, NTA defends their decision

Protecting daughters from absent bio dad: NTA, no parental rights

Agreeing with the dad’s defense of his daughters

Biological father demands meeting, but NTA Dad defends daughters.

Daughters refuse to meet birth father, dad defends them.

Birth father has no right to demand a meeting. NTA.

Daughter discovers biological father at 16, meets at 41. NTA.

Protect your children from abusive parents. Listen to their wishes

Respecting your children’s wishes is important. NTA

Respectful dad supports daughters’ decision, NTA.

Supportive dad respects daughters’ boundaries.

Daughters’ birth father wants to meet before he dies. NTA explains why he has no right to demand it.

Daughters not interested in meeting birth father. NTA defends them

Bio dad wants to meet daughters, but NTA dad puts family first

Great parenting! Daughters’ boundaries respected. Sperm donor’s feelings irrelevant.

Sperm donor has no right to demand meeting. #NTA

Respecting children’s wishes , birth father overstepped boundaries

Daughter regrets meeting birthmother, NTA for respecting daughters’ decision.

Respectful approach to birth father, NTA for respecting daughters’ decision

Daughters refuse meeting with sperm donor, dad defends their choice

Commenter praises OP for being an amazing human being

NTA dad handles birth father’s request for meeting with grace

Parenting win! Dad defends daughters and is praised for it.

Respecting your daughters’ wishes is key. NTA

Stepdad receives praise for raising daughters, bio dad criticized.

Father defends daughters’ decision to not meet birth father

Children have the right to choose their own relationships

Sperm donor demands meeting, dad defends daughters. NTA.