A woman shares her story of dealing with her manipulative father and his multiple wives. After years of emotional turmoil, she has decided to keep her father’s wives out of her life, especially now that she’s pregnant with her first child. As her father tries to mend their relationship, she faces the dilemma of whether or not she’s making the right decision.
Father’s Manipulative Past

Dad Leaves for Mistress

Mum’s Denial and Financial Manipulation

Refusing to Meet the Mistress

Limited Contact with Father

Father’s Second Marriage

Rude New Wife

Father’s Attempts to Reconnect

Pregnancy and the Grandparent Dilemma

Father’s Wife as Grandma? ❌

Father’s Angry Reaction

Protecting Her New Family

Is She Wrong for Protecting Her Family?
The woman’s struggle with her father’s manipulative behavior and his wives’ involvement in her life has led her to make a difficult decision. As she prepares to welcome her first child, she refuses to let her father’s wives be a part of her new family. Her father’s angry reaction only reinforces her belief that she’s making the right choice. As the debate continues, what do you think? Share your thoughts and reactions below.
OP is NTA for not letting her father’s wives into her life.

Stay away from someone who screams at you. NTA

Debate on whether people can change sparks emotional responses.

Protecting your child from toxic people is always the priority

Daughter stands up to manipulative father and his temporary wives.

Woman questions father’s true intentions after past hurtful behavior

Woman refuses to let father’s extremist wife near baby. NTA.

Daughter stands up to toxic father, commenters agree she’s NTA

Cutting off toxic family for mental safety and baby’s well-being

Woman stands up to manipulative father and finds hidden truths.

Father tries to reconnect but resorts to screaming and blaming. NTA.

Grandpa’s behavior is unacceptable. NTA for setting boundaries.

Protecting herself and her child, NTA. Stick to your guns!

Keeping distance from father’s wives: NTA and absurd claim

Protecting her child from heartbreak, NTA sets boundaries

Putting yourself and your family first is not wrong

NTA. Family is who you choose, not who you’re born to.
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Taking charge of who you let in your life

Your life, your choice. Father’s failed relationships not your responsibility.

Earn the title of grandma by raising a child, not marrying. NTA

Cutting ties with toxic family members: NTA

It’s her decision to keep toxic people out of her life

Cutting off toxic family members is sometimes necessary.

Setting boundaries is important. NTA for prioritizing your mental health.

Protecting her child from toxic grandparent. NTA

Father blames daughter for failed marriage due to wife rejection ♀️

Woman cuts off father’s wives, receives verbal abuse. NTA
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Protecting your child’s life or being too harsh?
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Woman refuses to let abusive father back in her life

Protect your family from toxic people

Family drama? Blood doesn’t mean everything. NTA.

New wife’s titles shouldn’t be father’s priority. NTA.

Protecting her baby, not a prop for father’s happiness

Choosing to protect her child from abusive paternal family. NTA

Protecting her baby from toxic family. NTA

Setting boundaries with stepparents is normal. NTA

Mother defends daughter’s decision to protect her child.

Cutting toxic family members out of your life is self-care

Cutting off toxic family members: NTA for prioritizing mental health

Cutting out toxic family members: NTA’s tough decision

Father’s failed marriages, his fault. Supportive family, congrats! NTA

Daughter stands up to father’s wives. Not the a**hole.

Protecting your family from toxic people is always the right choice

Blood doesn’t make family, love and support do. NTA

Setting boundaries is important. Don’t let anyone guilt you.

Supportive comment, advising to keep distance from toxic family member

Prioritizing mental health and family is important. NTA

Daughter defends her decision to keep distance from father’s wives.

Boundaries are important. You have the right to choose relationships.

Woman stands up to aggressive father, chooses her own family

Building a stable life without toxic family members.

Commenter warns against allowing someone near the baby

Protecting oneself and child from toxic family, NTA.

Protecting her child from toxic grandfather and stepmom. NTA.

Grandparenting is an honor, not a right. NTA for protecting child.

Daughter refuses father’s partners. Is she right? NTA.

Entitled family member tries to ruin OP’s pregnancy, gets shut down

Divorced dad puts pressure on adult child to fix relationship, gets remarried soon after. NTA.

Take all the time you need , you’re NTA here.

Protecting her child from a potentially aggressive grandparent. NTA
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Father’s lack of growth acknowledged, NTA comment gains support

Cutting ties with toxic family members: a difficult but necessary choice

Setting boundaries with family: NTA stands firm against father’s wives

Choosing no contact with toxic parent for a healthy future

Excluding toxic family members: NTA, protect yourself and child

Cutting toxic family ties: NTA gets permission to go NC
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Supportive comment validates OP’s decision to cut toxic family ties

Woman stands up for herself and child against absent father’s wives

Setting boundaries with family can be tough

Protect your child from a toxic grandparent. NTA

Protecting your child from abuse is always the right choice

Setting boundaries with toxic family members

NTA with a shiny spine! Don’t let him disrespect your boundaries

Grandparent without being a parent? NTA draws the line.

Setting boundaries with family can be tough

Protect yourself and your baby from manipulative and abusive father

Respect boundaries and accept the consequences.
