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A family dinner plan spiraled after a mom suggested splitting up for the night
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Her husband resisted the idea, insisting they should all eat together despite being unable to compromise on a place to eat
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She went ahead and took her daughter to the restaurant they wanted to go to, leaving Reddit to weigh in on who was right
A woman turns to Reddit for advice after deciding to take her teenage daughter out for a special meal while the rest of the family ate at home.
The 43-year-old mom explains in her post that she and her 16-year-old daughter share a love for authentic Asian food. “My daughter (16f) and I (43f) love eating at authentic Asian restaurants,” she writes, setting the scene for what started as a routine evening pickup.
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Stock photo of a woman and daughter having Korean BBQ
Her son, 12, was at a Korean BBQ about 40 minutes from their home for a party with another family. On the way, she suggested to her husband of 25 years that he and their two other children could eat whatever they wanted, while she and her daughter stayed for dinner at the Korean BBQ.
Her husband, however, wasn’t on board with that plan. “He said no, we should all go as a family,” she recalls, even though she reminded him that he and the other kids weren’t fans of Korean BBQ and it would be cheaper to eat separately.
When the family arrived at the restaurant, the tension only grew. She writes, “When we get to the restaurant and he sees the menu he complains he doesn’t know what to order and complains about the price.”
Her two other children quickly followed his lead and voiced their own disinterest. The mom suggested they grab food somewhere else in the plaza while she and her daughter stayed, but her husband didn’t budge.
They waited 20 minutes for a table as her husband’s complaints kept rolling in. “He even told me, ‘you better not order anything fancy,’ ” she says, explaining that at that point her patience snapped.
She decided to leave the restaurant, and her entire family followed her out to the van. “I said I was taking everyone home and my daughter and I would go on our own to a local Korean BBQ,” she writes, making her stance clear that she wasn’t backing down.
The plan worked for everyone except her husband. “We did exactly that. Everyone else had McDonald’s and played Roblox,” she explains, adding that she and her daughter enjoyed their Korean meal while the rest of the kids had fast food at home.
When they got back, her husband was livid and accused her of being inconsiderate. “I get home and he is fuming saying that I owe everyone an apology,” she writes, but she stood firm.
The mom made it clear that she felt no guilt over the decision. “I refused. I said I had zero remorse. It seemed like everyone was happy but him and went to bed,” she recalls, pointing out that she slept perfectly fine while her husband stayed angry.
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Stock photo of dad and son eating fast food
In the end, she turned to Reddit to ask, “So, AITA for taking my daughter out for a dinner and leaving everyone else to do their own thing?” She shared the post, looking for outside opinions on whether she crossed a line.
Commenters didn’t hold back, and many supported her choice. One pointed out, “You told him what your plan was, and he and you both knew he and the other kids didn’t like Korean BBQ. There is nothing wrong with doing things separately occasionally.”
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Another summed up the outcome by saying, “Your daughter got a great meal, your kids got Roblox and nuggets, you got peace… the only unhappy customer here is your husband!” Many agreed that compromise and separate activities within families are normal, and that one meal apart isn’t the end of the world.
For now, the husband still feels wronged, but his wife isn’t apologizing.
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