For eleven years, a man tried to build a relationship with his stepdaughter. He provided her with the best private schools, attended her activities, and supported her financially through college, all while working tirelessly to support his entire family. Despite his efforts, he was met with a consistent and painful rejection, culminating in her words: "You are not my dad; you didn’t raise me, and I don’t want you in my life.”
This rejection was never more clear than at her graduation, from which he was explicitly excluded, and again when she announced her engagement. She delivered the news to her mother, not him, and then canceled a family celebration, insisting only her mother could visit. His final hope—to share a father-daughter dance at her wedding—was also refused.
Now, with the wedding bill on the table, he has made a difficult decision. After years of financial and emotional support that were met with disdain, he has stated he will not pay for the wedding. He told his wife she is free to use her own savings, but he will not contribute his own money for a celebration from which he is being ostracized.
This decision has caused a deep rift in his marriage and drawn condemnation from his wife’s family, who are pressuring him to pay. Yet, he stands by his choice, believing that after years of being treated as a wallet and not a parent, it is time to set a boundary. The central question remains: after years of rejection, is he wrong to finally say, "No more”?
