Parenting isn’t an easy job. There’s no rulebook or school which teaches how to be the perfect parent. The entire process of parenting can be very confusing at times, especially for step-parents who must perform the roles of a friend, a confidant and a parent all at the same time. This stepdad narrates his plight on Reddit and asks the users about their opinion on the issues.

He says that he is the step dad of 16 years old, Beth. He married Beth’s mother when she was 14 but have known her since she was 13. He did not have any kids of his own up until Beth who also is his step daughter, so he not always knew exactly how to perform his roles as a dad. He didn’t want to over step his boundaries but at the same time had to be a father figure.

He had always been worried about Beth’s weight, but since she ate home cooked food, he assumed it might be some genetic problem which can’t be controlled. However, since the lockdown began, and he started working from home, he noticed how much Beth actually cooked for herself. She learnt all the junk food recipes from YouTube and made them all at home since she couldn’t go out to eat due to the pandemic.

The step-dad realized that Beth is over eating and talked to his wife about the same. He also mentioned in the conversation that Beth made enough donuts for 4 persons and ate all of them by herself, this situation wasn’t helping. His wife just told him to stay out of the matter and let her handle it on her own. She added that Beth was completely healthy. It wasn’t a good idea to push her else, she’d develop an eating order.

Despite the conversation with his wife, the step-dad intervened into the matter and started locking up oils, butters, sugars and every other thing Beth used for cooking which made her to ask for permission every time she wished to cook herself a snack. Beth and her mother did not take his interference very well and were angry with for stepping into the matter despite being told the opposite.

Advices flooded the post in reaction. User tried to tell the step-dad that he was wrong in the scenario. If he actually cared about Beth’s health, he could have talked to her properly about healthy eating rather than shaming her like that which could build up more dangerous situations where she might even start to hide her over-eating habits from her parents.

Hopefully, the step-dad realizes his fault and sticks to what his wife told him to do, and they can find a better and healthier solution for Beth’s eating disorder.

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