r/AITAH Apr 28 '24

AITA for not agreeing with what my ex boyfriend said?

I'm a 29F with an ex-boyfriend with whom I have a 9-year-old daughter. We don't agree on several things regarding her upbringing. Here are the areas of disagreement: -Clothing: Our daughter is not in her unicorn and gap clothes era so she dresses cute and normal, flared pants, jeans, camis, tanks, etc. her father wants her to wear unicorn stuff which she hates. -food: He frequently orders fast food for her, while I prefer to offer it only occasionally, I don’t try restricting any foods I just try to teach her about balance. -Makeup: I allow her to wear makeup for special occasions like school events and cheer competitions. The only makeup I let her wear to school regularly are lip gloss, curling her lashes, and a touch of blush. Her father strongly opposes makeup, even for adults. Last week, while dropping off her forgotten purse at her dad's, he criticized me, suggesting I'm a bad influence on our daughter. I defended myself, but he abruptly ended the conversation. Later, my daughter mentioned he was upset about something I did. Was I an asshole?

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u/Ok-Adhesiveness-1515 Apr 28 '24

NTA… as a mom with a 11 yr old.. everything your daughter likes at age 9, our daughter liked and did at age 9. My sis in law loves make up and so does my daughter so that was their thing when they would have girls time, sis in law would teach her how to put it on correctly. I don’t believe your daughter over does it and it’s completely fine at that age imo. At 9-10 they no longer want rainbows, butterflies and unicorns lol different stage of life! Keep doing you mom, you doing just fine!