Father Gives Fake Address to Mil to Stop Harmful Gifts

A father was faced with a difficult decision when his mother-in-law asked for his family’s address to send his daughter a gift. He knew that his MIL had a history of giving his daughter harmful gifts, such as a book about crash dieting. He decided to give her a fake address to prevent any unsupervised contact . When his daughter’s birthday gift was returned, he discovered it was a baton-twirling uniform that was two sizes too small. Was he right to protect his daughter or did he take it too far? Find out in this AITA post .

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Father gives fake address to MIL to stop harmful gifts

A father has taken it upon himself to stop his mother-in-law from sending his daughter harmful gifts. The grandmother believes that the daughter is not reaching her full potential and sends her crash dieting books which have had a negative impact on her. The father has made it his mission to block any unsupervised contact, including gifts. When the MIL asked for their new address, the father responded first with a fake one and told his wife no response was necessary. However, after his daughter’s birthday, the package was returned to sender as the address did not exist. When the father opened the package, he found a baton-twirling uniform that was two sizes too small for his daughter. The father claims that it was clearly intentional but his wife refuses to acknowledge it. Now the father is being blamed for throwing the uniform away. Did he handle this correctly? Read on for the comments and reactions.

NTA but wife and MIL are causing daughter emotional harm

Dad protecting daughter from harmful gifts, NTA. Counseling recommended.

Father takes stand for daughter’s well-being against mother-in-law’s abuse.

Protecting daughter’s mental health from toxic family, NTA.

Concerns raised about wife’s potential influence on daughter’s relationship with food

Protecting daughter from harmful gifts. Suggests getting a P.O. Box.

Well done, sir! Your fake address plan was genius.

Protective dad shields daughter from harmful MIL gifts ❌

Stand up against weight shaming and unhealthy viewpoints

Father protects daughter from harmful MIL gifts, but communication is key

Impact of harmful gifts on daughter’s self-esteem and body image

Protecting daughter from abusive grandma. NTA for fake address ⚔️

Protecting daughter from abusive grandma. Communication with wife needed.

Father protects daughter from harmful gifts. NTA is a hero ‍

Protecting daughter’s self-esteem, OP is praised for standing up.

Protecting a child’s self-esteem is priceless

Set boundaries or say goodbye to your wife’s meddling mother. NTA

Protect your daughter! Sit down with your wife and unite

Protecting daughter Father gives fake address to MIL

Speak up and set boundaries with MIL for better gifts

Grandma’s harmful gifts spark concern for daughter’s health. NTA.

Protecting your daughter was necessary. Wife must support you.

Protective dad shields daughter from toxic family.

Protecting daughter from unhealthy behavior, seeking family counseling suggested.

Serious concern raised about daughter’s eating disorder due to MIL’s gifts

Protective dad sets boundaries with MIL, wife needs wake-up call

Wife blind to MIL’s toxic behavior, not OP’s fault. ‍♂️

Spouse support for address lie: NTA vs MIL harmful gifts

Protecting daughter from MIL, father praised for actions

Partner’s actions causing family gift-giving drama, commenter says NTA.

Protecting your child’s mental health comes first ‍

Consider generational patterns, but NTA for fake address.

Protecting daughter from toxic gifts, but communication with wife needed.

Giving a fake address for harmful gifts? Not the best idea

Supporting your daughter is key Have an honest conversation.

Father stands up to toxic MIL for daughter’s well-being ❤️

Father protects daughter from harmful gifts, NTA

Protecting daughter from toxic MIL, but need wife’s support ️

Protecting daughter’s well-being from MIL’s harmful gifts. NTA

Survivor applauds OP for protecting their child from abusive MIL

Protecting daughter from harmful gifts with MIL intervention ️

Protecting daughter from MIL and wife’s enabling, NTA.

NTA for giving fake address to MIL. Concern for wife’s behavior.

Politely returning the gift and exchanging for a bigger size

Protecting daughter from harmful gifts

Boundaries and therapy could help. MIL, please back off! ‍♀️

NTA, but wife’s behavior needs addressing.

Father’s fake address plan to stop MIL’s harmful gifts backfires.

Protective father stands up to toxic MIL for daughter

Setting boundaries with MIL to protect Daughter’s body image

Protecting daughter from harmful gifts, NTA dad takes action ‍

Commenter supports father’s decision and calls out absent wife.

Navigating family dynamics and setting boundaries for your child’s well-being

Protecting daughter from grandma and wife

Protecting daughter from toxic diet culture. NTA, MIL is A****e.

Protecting your child from manipulative gifts and comments: NTA

Protecting daughter’s health from MIL’s harmful gifts. NTA ❄

Commenter supports the father’s decision to protect his daughter.

Mother-in-law’s harmful gifts suggest controlling behavior towards daughter’s weight. YNTA.

Protecting daughter from harmful gifts but wife not on board.

Protecting daughter from harmful gifts, NTA. PO Box suggestion

Father and daughter team up against harmful gifts on TikTok

Commenter labels wife and MIL as the AHs for harmful gifts ⚠️

Nta wins as a caring dad protecting his daughter

Father protects family from harmful gifts. NTA

Protecting daughter from toxic MIL, NTA gets validation

Father stands up to MIL’s harmful gifts. Wife needs persuasion.

Protecting your child from toxic family members is crucial ❤️

Protecting daughter from harmful gifts, great dad wins at Christmas

Protecting daughter’s mental health, NTA. Bad granny

Toxic MIL? NTA! Father’s fake address saves daughter from harm.

Great parenting move! Keep it up, Dad! ‍

Protecting child from harmful gifts, NTA. Commenter shares personal struggles.

Last Updated on March 22, 2023 by Azka