Buckle up for a wild ride of family drama! When a dad finds himself caught between his upset daughter and his autistic son, tensions rise to a boiling point! With accusations flying and emotions running high, this dad is left wondering if he made the right call. Get ready for a story filled with screaming matches, deleted school projects, and one tough parenting dilemma that will leave you on the edge of your seat!
Family Drama Unfolds!
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Screams & Meltdowns Erupt!
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Dad to the Rescue? ♂️
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Mom Saves the Day! ♀️
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Disaster Strikes!
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Accidental Delete Leads to Chaos!
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Dad’s Tough Love Talk ️
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Mom’s Punishment Plan
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Dad Defends Daughter! ️
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Dad’s Reasoning
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Mom’s Fury Unleashed!
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Dad Stands His Ground ♂️
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Mom’s Harsh Words!
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Dad’s Dilemma: AITA?
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The Unsaved Document Debacle!
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Family Feud Erupts Over Deleted School Project!
When a 13-year-old girl’s important school project gets accidentally deleted by her 11-year-old autistic brother, all hell breaks loose! The girl screams at her brother, triggering a massive meltdown. Dad tries to calm the situation, but Mom wants to punish the daughter for her reaction. Dad defends his daughter, arguing that her anger was understandable given the stress of the situation. ️ But Mom isn’t having it, calling Dad an a**hole for spoiling their daughter and disregarding their son’s feelings. Now Dad is left wondering if he made the right call in this explosive family drama. The internet is about to weigh in on this juicy dilemma!
Autistic commenter defends husband, calls out wife’s favoritism.

Protecting one child at the expense of the other? ♀️ NTA seems to be doing the right thing.

NTA: Wife spoiling son, daughter too young for responsibility.

NTA defends daughter against wife’s damaging suggestion for punishment

Teaching emotional regulation is important in this situation

Support for dad’s decision to not let autism be an excuse

Teenagers and anger management, NTA comment section is supportive

Validating the importance of supporting siblings of children with special needs

Respectful Dad defends daughter, asks if wife deserves punishment too
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Parent offers helpful advice and reassurance in tense situation

Parent praised for handling daughter’s behavior towards autistic son

Balancing empathy for daughter and consequences for son’s actions

A sympathetic comment for a complicated family situation

Daughter may resent autistic son for getting away with everything

NTA! Daughter not to be punished. Wife = AH!

NTA commenter defends daughter, calls for fair treatment of all children.

Teaching consequences to autistic son? NTA sparks debate.
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NTA. Daughter has right to not share things with brother. Wife overreacting

NTA. Supportive comment with cautionary warning of ‘Autism Mom™️’.

NTA. Parenting involves teaching actions and consequences.

NTA – Daughter’s reaction was natural, wife being absurd
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Empathetic comment encourages setting boundaries for autistic son’s emotional growth.

Son accidentally closed daughter’s work, redoing it is punishment enough

Supportive reply to NTA comment defending daughter, criticizing wife’s actions.
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Defending a misunderstood 11-year-old daughter from unfair blame

Helpful tip for recovering unsaved documents

Off-topic but helpful comment

Sibling of autistic child shares perspective on favoritism, NTA

User calls out wife’s favoritism towards son, advises her to check herself.

Parenting dilemma: should kids be punished for not controlling emotions?

NTA defends daughter’s reaction and highlights a positive lesson learned

Microsoft Word saves the day in NTA’s family drama
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Helpful tip for recovering lost documents

NTA but communication is key. United front for the win!

Support for parent who refuses to punish daughter for protecting boundaries

Sibling dynamics causing drama? NTA comment suggests reality check

NTA commenter offers tech support in parenting debate

NTA defends daughter’s reaction to lost work and blames son.
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NTA – Daughter’s outburst understandable, focus on recovery of deleted files

Helpful tip for document storage during unexpected events

Parenting disagreements escalate over daughter’s reaction to autistic son ♂️

Neurotypical daughter not at fault for reacting to autistic brother.

Both children need patience and understanding. NTA.

Parental favoritism causing abuse? NTA stands up for daughter
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Oldest child defends sister, NTA. Valid reason to be upset

Autistic commenter shares tech tip, NTA receives support.

NTA defends daughter’s emotional regulation, criticizes wife’s parenting style.

NTA defends daughter’s right to feel, wife spoiling son with autism

User suggests checking recycling bin to prove husband’s intent. NTA

NTA. Father defends daughter, calls out wife’s overprotectiveness.
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Helpful comment offers tool to recover lost project, NTA judgement.

13-year-old daughter unfairly expected to handle extreme stress perfectly

Daughter and son have natural reactions, wife TA for infantilizing son

Daughter unfairly punished for emotional response, wife hypocritical

Autistic son’s mistake leads to tech device solution, not punishment

Growing up with an autistic sibling can be tough

NTA comment defends husband’s decision and criticizes wife’s parenting.

Autistic person advises OP to talk to wife about son’s treatment

Sister punished enough, son needs to understand consequences too

Growing up with an autistic sibling can be difficult. Validating all feelings is important, but not all actions are valid.

NTA. Punishing daughter for emotional meltdown sends entirely wrong messages.

Hold your kids accountable, people – all of them
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Parenting differences, but NTA. Daughter’s reaction understandable but not justified.

NTA. Wife shows favouritism, yelling at autistic son isn’t bad parenting

Supportive commenter advises therapy to address family issues

Daughter not the a**hole for yelling at autistic brother ♀️
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Protecting daughter’s emotional boundaries is important for her future

Age and emotions matter. No punishment needed. NTA

NTA – Daughter’s real punishment is having to redo it. Time for backup!

Teaching autism community accountability

Sibling punishment can lead to resentment. NTA wins here

Daughter not wrong for expressing anger towards autistic brother. #NTA

Suggesting daughter might have Autism, NTA for not punishing.

Setting boundaries and being fair

Defending the daughter’s outburst due to emotional control expectations.

Living with an autistic sibling can be tough

Helpful tech advice in the wrong section ♂️

Lost document, but not the moral high ground. NTA

NTA suggests wife control emotions and daughter’s a teenager

User questions husband’s accidental deletion of daughter’s project

NTA commenter offers helpful advice for son with autism
