'Stay-At-Home Mom' Slammed for Forgetting to Feed Boyfriend's Daughter

A "stay-at-home mom" has been slammed online after forgetting to feed her boyfriend's daughter lunch.

Published on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole forum, a man under the anonymous username u/Throwra535334 shared his story to receive feedback from the "AITA" community. The viral post has over 8,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments.

The original poster (OP) began his story by explaining that when his girlfriend of over a year moved in with him, she quit her job to be a "stay-at-home mom" to take care of his 5-year-old daughter. He explained he found her decision "odd for many reasons" as his daughter is only comfortable with him taking care of her.

To help his girlfriend get used to his daughter's routine, he made a schedule of her activities and created alarms for some of them so nothing was forgotten.

Around 1:00 p.m., his daughter typically has lunch. Even though it was on the schedule, he texted his girlfriend as a reminder while he was at work. The OP had her lunch set and all his girlfriend had to do was reheat it.

"I got home at 5 and found my daughter in her room with some chips. I asked why she was having chips at the time and she said it was because my girlfriend didn't give her lunch. I asked why and she said she had friends over. I was livid I rushed to confront her and she tried to downplay it saying she forgot, and chatting with her friends made her forget. I said it was bulls**t since she had the schedule," he wrote.

She argued that he was "judging her" for still getting used to his daughter's schedule and forgetting things when he texted her about lunch. He made the decision not to cook her and her family dinner as they had plans for them to come over. She got more upset and began yelling at the OP saying he was being "too harsh" on her and that she needed more time to get used to his daughter's schedule.

Newsweek reached out to u/Throwra535334 for comment.

Newsweek has published several articles on relationship conflicts including one about woman who went nude in her bedroom to stop her husband's friend from barging in, another story of a woman who would not give up her bed for her boyfriend's sick child and one about a man who tried to give his girlfriend's concert ticket to his cousin's friend.

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Redditor reactions

"[You're the a**hole] for letting this person alone with your child," wrote Zookeeper-007, who received the top comment of over 22,000 upvotes.

"Dude... The moment she unilaterally quit her job to be a '[stay-at-home mom]' for your child that you care for was a sign to get out ASAP. You don't have a girlfriend you have a dependent, make sure to file your taxes accordingly. Definitely [not the a**hole] She's scamming you and using your child as a pawn, run bud," u/Ok-Albatross6794 said.

U/Jikal pointed out, "[Not the a**hole]. She's doing the staying at home part great. But mom? Not so much. From the outside it looks like she's just there for the free ride."

"Your gf is using you. Harsh truth," u/FlyBuy3 began, "Glad you see the real her now. Neglecting to feed a 5yo and leaving her alone in her room with some chips is the tip of the iceberg as to the neglect or worse that could occur. I strongly recommend you reevaluate the relationship."

"[Not the a**hole] Why are you with this parasite? Evict her, break up with her and be a lot more judicious about who you bring into your daughter's life," u/Hob-Nob1974 commented.