We’ve all had dreams and aspirations, but what happens when your parents don’t support your vision? A concerned father recently shared his story about his daughter’s desire to take a gap year and become an au pair in France before attending university there. The father, who had always believed his daughter would attend a local community college, was shocked by her sudden change of plans and couldn’t understand where it came from. As the situation escalated, he gave her an ultimatum that has left many questioning his actions.
A Sudden Change of Plans

A Dream of France

Dad’s Disbelief

The Argument Begins ️

Daughter’s Defense ️

Connections and Support

Ultimatum Issued ⏳

Emotions Run High

A Loving but Strict Dad?

Mixed Opinions

Dad Tries to Compromise

Daughter’s Stubborn Stance

Clarifying the Rock Music Line

The Reason Behind the Ultimatum

A Father’s Dilemma: Support or Discipline?
In a tale of dreams, family, and tough love, a father struggles to come to terms with his daughter’s desire to take a gap year and become an au pair in France. Despite her connections and support from a non-profit French cultural center, the father remains skeptical and issues an ultimatum that she’ll no longer have a home if she leaves. As emotions run high and opinions are divided, the question remains: is he doing what’s best for his daughter, or is he being too harsh? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
Controlling, manipulative parent disowns daughter for wanting independence. YTA

OP was a total YTA for kicking out his ambitious daughter.

Debate over daughter’s dream to Au Pair in France. YTA vs NTA.

Dad’s control issues escalate over daughter’s dream

Let her go or risk damaging your relationship, YTA

Supportive comment encourages pursuing dreams and education, YTA called out.

Commenter calls out YTA for being racist and unsupportive

Controlling dad kicks daughter out over her dream to Au Pair in France. Commenter calls him out as the a**hole and defends daughter’s solid plan.

American commenter defends French people and encourages parent to let daughter go abroad. YTA.

Commenter calls out dad for damaging relationship with daughter.

Engaging response to YTA’s invalid arguments and overreaction

Commenter calls out dad for being the a**hole

Dad’s suffocating behavior harms relationship with daughter. YTA

Defensive comment supports daughter’s dream to spread her wings

Commenter calls out dad’s controlling behavior, receives support.

Daughter’s passion for France lost on clueless dad. YTA

Parents disown daughter for pursuing her dreams. YTA

Learn about the expenses of being an au pair

Dad threatens to kick daughter out for wanting to au pair in France YTA

YTA for invalidating and threatening your daughter’s safety

Let her live her life! Yelling and kicking her out was not the right move.

Daughter has a solid plan but dad kicks her out. YTA

American criticized for attitude towards French, labeled YTA.
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Commenter calls out dad’s behavior, warns of damaged relationship

Language barrier or stress? Possible reasons for lost French proficiency

Commenter shares personal experience and warns controlling parent of consequences
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Daughter’s dream crushed by controlling dad. YTA

Parenting advice: Communicate, support, and apologize when wrong.

Generation gap and unrealistic expectations cause family conflicts

Parental concern is valid, but supporting her is important. YTA

Parent’s overreaction to daughter’s dream to au pair in France

Support your daughter’s dream to travel and grow

Dad’s controlling behavior causes irreparable damage to relationship

Commenter calls out OP’s ignorance and encourages daughter’s freedom

Parental support or criticism? Mixed signals confuse daughter’s decision

Let her go pursue her dreams, or lose her forever

Controlling parent threatens to disown daughter for following her dreams

Commenter calls out dad for kicking daughter out.

Demanding fluency on the spot? YTA

Father kicks daughter out for pursuing her dream. YTA

Moving away helped me grow up in a way staying home would never do.
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Commenter calls out parent’s terrible parenting with humor

Gap years can be great adventures to figure out oneself

Rock music permission irony leads to YTA judgement.

Let her live her adventure!

Daughter’s disownment threat leads to bitter and lonely future

Redditor defends daughter’s right to make her own mistakes.

Daughter wants to au pair in France, YTA dad disagrees
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Redditor calls out dad’s dismissive attitude towards millennials

Overprotective dad tries to be Liam Neeson, gets called out. YTA

Comment section calls out OP for seeking validation

Parenting is about letting your children fly the nest . YTA for not supporting her dream.
