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Just Said Yes January 2026

Don’t want my dad to walk me down the aisle

Alexis, on April 12, 2024 at 7:56 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 2
I don’t want my dad to walk me down the aisle. I never really had any parents due to my mom dying at a young age and my grandma basically raised us for my dad (dads mom) he refused to go to my highschool graduation out of pettiness bc he told me I would never graduate since I was a teen mom (only one of his four kids who didn’t drop out despite that) he never supported me through college he doesn’t even bother to care to know where I live (just the town) told me he isn’t putting a cent towards my wedding despite his parents and my moms paying for his wedding and his whole divorce. He thinks I’m rude bc I told him if he can’t at least even help me pay for my dress then he doesn’t have a right to “give me away” since he never did anything for me growing up. How do I tell him no matter how much he whines he isn’t getting that opportunity? They’re all saying it will make him “look bad” as if him not even knowing where I live doesn’t make him look bad enough. It’s even funnier to me he hates me for being a teen mom when he married my mom when she was a teen mom herself.

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Latest activity by Michelle, on April 13, 2024 at 4:41 PM
  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
    Jacks ·
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    Sounds like he's more worried about the optics instead of your feelings. Definitely stick to your guns with this. What about having your grandmother walk you? There's no law that it has to be a guy.

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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    The only thing you can do is set boundaries and have consequences when they are overstepped. Don’t engage in conversations with him and don’t allow him to bully you. Hang up the phone or walk away when he creates a scene. Not inviting him also sends a clear message.


    You can choose anyone you want to escort you down the aisle and you don’t have to explain it to anyone else. Don’t bring up the topic.
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