Imagine being 12 again. Your world revolves around school, friends, and yes, food. But what if your mom puts you on a strict diet, depriving you of your favorite meals? Now, imagine your dad, your weekend superhero, defying the rules and letting you indulge. Sounds like a dream, right? But what if this sparks a family feud? Meet our weekend warrior dad, stuck in a tug-of-war between his daughter’s happiness and his ex-wife’s health concerns.
The Family Feud Begins

A Chubby Legacy

Mom’s Weighty Worries

Dad’s Denial

The Diet Dictatorship

Missing the Fun in Food

Dad’s Delicious Defiance

The Mom Bomb

The Meddling Grandmother

The Family Feud Escalates

The Dad’s Dilemma

A Father’s Fight: Defending Delight or Disrupting Diet?
Our weekend warrior dad finds himself in the middle of a family feud. He’s torn between his daughter’s happiness and his ex-wife’s health concerns. The mom, worried about their daughter’s weight, has enforced a strict diet. The dad, however, believes in letting their daughter enjoy food, especially during their weekend get-togethers. This has led to a series of arguments, even involving the grandmothers from both sides. The question is, is he a hero for defending his daughter’s delight in food, or is he disrupting a necessary diet? Let’s see how the internet weighs in on this situation… vs
Feeding daughter junk food undermines ex, but daughter’s health matters.

“YTA in so many ways. Your laziness will cost her health.”

Debate over child’s diet: Healthy or harmful? ️

“YTA. Experiment with different recipes until you find some she likes.”
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YTA – Ignoring doctor’s advice, undermining co-parent, risking child’s health.
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“YTA, your wife isn’t just being a crazy mom. She is listening to her doctor. You should too.”

YTA for disregarding daughter’s health. Seek professional advice for balance.

YTA. Prioritizing fun over daughter’s health. Doctor’s visit needed!

Struggling with weight as a child: the long-lasting impact

Parental diet clash: YTA undermines ex-wife’s healthy restrictions.

A balanced diet with a twist of compromise

YTA for undermining your ex-wife’s authority and prioritizing your daughter’s happiness over her health.

“Third quote contradicts first, YTA.”

YTA for secretly allowing daughter to eat unhealthy, damaging relationship.

YTA undermines ex-wife’s diet, reinforcing unhealthy relationship with food.

Parent’s ego sabotages child’s well-being. Prioritize her interests.

Is dad’s junk food diet really harmful for his daughter?

ESH: Divided parents create confusion for daughter’s healthy eating habits.

Debate on health consequences of weight with personal anecdotes

YTA undermines daughter’s health, prioritizes being favorite parent over ex-wife.

Fattening up daughter or just giving her treats? YTA

“YTA. My parents’ divorce turned my childhood into a nightmare.”

YTA: Endangering daughter’s health. Change her diet for her sake.
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ESH. Concerned parents disagree on daughter’s diet. Muscly 12-year-old?

YTA. Your daughter’s body isn’t a warzone for identity politics.
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YTA for calling a healthy diet ‘restrictive’ and defending obesity.

YTA ignores daughter’s health, prioritizes own desires over doctor’s advice.
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YTA. Ignoring doctor’s advice and compromising daughter’s health ♂️
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“YTA. Your ex is teaching her how to eat well.”

YTA. You’re undermining her mother’s efforts. Time to shape up!
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YTA: Food is fuel, not fun. But is it that simple?

Balancing healthy meals and occasional treats: a delicate parenting dilemma

YTA. Ignoring ex-wife’s diet for daughter: Heroic or Harmful?

Debate over ex-wife’s diet restrictions: healthy or harmful?

Concerned dad questions daughter’s diet, seeks professional advice

YTA: Chubby family doesn’t exist? Let the debate begin!

YTA – Restricting treats is important, but balance is key.

YTA: Rationalizing obesity? Let’s address the elephant in the room.

Concerned relative warns against potential health risks of strict diet.

Mixed opinions on dad’s approach to daughter’s strict diet

YTA: Are you really the a**hole for promoting healthier meals?

Healthy diet for daughter: YTA for defying ex-wife’s rules.
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ESH. Ongoing food battles causing stress for daughter. Find compromise.
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“YTA OP. There’s something wrong with this picture, and it’s not your ex who is trying to teach good eating habits.”

YTA for disregarding daughter’s health. Consult a nutritionist for guidance.

Commenter is labeled as the a**hole by multiple people

YTA ignores doctor’s advice on daughter’s weight: Hero or villain?
