I Called My Dad's Wife A Creep For Her Odd Behaviour r/Relationships

[@poohbear4515]

Sasha is very brainless and selfish. She never listens to anyone, and doesn’t even care how uncomfortable, or upset she makes others feel. She basically lied to them that Ursula won’t be on the ride, but it’s the Little Mermaid ride. Of course there would be a 99% chance Ursula would be on the damn ride. I’d say if “best grandaddy ever” doesn’t even care at all, then he too has lost all communications with his grandchildren since he picked boobs over those poor kids.

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

Probably why he's so angry about it.

[@miminana-hd6nf]

"best granddaddy" is encouraging Sasha to get her "mommy desires" out on OP's children. That is just sick. They are not Sasha's, or best granddaddy's, children.

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

@@miminana-hd6nf Because Pee Paw is an over-the-hill simp.

[@hismom5600]

My husband has a stepmother and she's a raging covert narcissist. I wonder if that's also Sashas plight... We have zero contact with that demonized nightmare by the way.

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

@@hismom5600 Hard to say about Sasha without coming across as an armchair psychologist, personally. I'm truly sorry you had to deal with something so loathsome.

[@wyvern723]

That whole thing with the daughter being afraid of Ursula, and the step grandma lying about th character not being on the Little Mermaid ride, and taking the kid on it anyway... That is seriously not cool. Sasha was prioritizing her experience over the daughter's comfort and boundaries.

[@judelbugsrutter6727]

OMG ikr... imagine being that obsessed with a Disney Princess that you can't possibly let a 4yo choose to like a different one... blows my mind.

[@MizzShortai]

All because she had an imagine in her head of what her daughter and her would do at Disney. She's loony toons.

[@patty-pat-pat]

S1: Sasha married an older man when she was 30 so she realizes she will never have her own. She shouldve married a younger man and have her own family.

[@jamiejusthappenedtobehere2434]

This. I bet husband was intentionally positioning his gk in that role so he doesn't lose his wife

[@KadeStringer2.0]

Oh shut up she could have a child .

[@patty-pat-pat]

@@KadeStringer2.0 hits close to home?

[@mindyschocolate]

@@KadeStringer2.0lol, with who?

[@lina9535]

Just for devils advocate, there is a man that's like 70 or something, that's had a child with his new younger wife. Some women still manage to have kids in their 40s. Mom was 34 when she had me 🤷‍♀️

[@tinycrimester]

sasha sounds like the type to play dress-up with her pets even when they keep trying to get away

[@ImaNerdANDaGeek]

At least my pomeranian isn't traumatized from me making her see a character she's afraid of. She just finds putting the clothes on kind of annoying.

[@totitelevisionshow]

first story is scary, Sasha’s actions make it sound like she would TAKE OP’s baby girl…

[@judelbugsrutter6727]

Yeah I Waa getting those vibes too... I think it was Mr reddito who read a series about a crazy grandmother who kidnapped the neighbours kids because she was sure they were OPs husbands offspring and she was being kept from them. Sasha needs therapy

[@pippo17173]

@@judelbugsrutter6727 Someone in the comments said that sasha might of wanted a new child and op's dad told her flat out no. It was too late to go back so its a sunk cost fallicy. She needs therapy.

[@3ratsinatrenchcoat]

I was thinking the same thing! like she would definetly kidnap that kid...

[@EnDB]

She didn't do anything the kids wanted, only what she wanted.

[@vanzy01]

💯👍🏿

[@miminana-hd6nf]

OP never should have apologized for calling Sasha "creepy". Sasha is creepy. The blatant favoritism would have been enough for me to call a time out. I don't get how anyone can call OP controlling when they are HER children. They are not Sasha's, or her father's children. Sasha never should have married someone 20plus years older than herself, who did not want any more children, if she was not sure she was "childfree". Going, extremely, low contact is the right choice, and no contact if Sasha, and her father, continue to stomp boundaries.

[@vanzy01]

💯👍🏿

[@fallingawayfromthenorm]

I don’t know why OP felt like she was in the wrong for saying it. If you boundary stomp both the parent’s and their child’s boundaries for an entire vacation after you’d been well aware of these boundaries for a long time, you’re being a creep.

[@benjie128]

Sasha didn't do everything for the kids. She did everything she wanted for the kids. At no point does it sound like Sasha considered the kids' wants or preferences.

[@lina9535]

Indeed. I've done things I've legit hated for my niece, and nephew. Went on a ride with my niece when I wasn't even a teenager, because she wanted to, despite it freaking me out. I "tortured" myself going to all the Twilight movies with my niece because she didn't want to go alone. I hated every second of it, but I put her happiness before my own comfort. I got popcorn so I could get through it 😅

[@Deedoof]

Adults' comfort is *always lower priority* than a child's comfort and safety.

[@vanguardangel6912]

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

[@Lestaticate]

I heard a story about OP’s best friend’s girlfriend taking candid “mother child” pictures with HER kid and posting them on social media without consent. The amount of Redditors saying how OP was “overreacting” was astounding. Sasha’s behavior is showing unhinged tendencies in comparison. I might be thinking too deep into this, but I truly hope OP and her husband start investing in cameras and if her children are attending school to make ABSOLUTELY sure that NO ONE picks up her kids but OP and her husband. Until her father gets a reality check and takes his wife to get therapy, psychiatric treatment, or a divorce, they should NOT be within eye distance of their kids. (And change your will. If something were to happen to OP and her husband, I wouldn’t want them to be adopted by crazy.)

[@ToxicSunrise132]

Okay, it's pretty clear to me that Sasha does, in fact, want children. Specifically, a daughter. Desperately, in fact. She may have thought she could suppress that desire to be with OP's father, or she may not have realized how badly she wanted children until OP had her own daughter. And now, in her 40's, it's quite likely she will never be able to have her own biological children. This situation is not going to get better unless Sasha gets some serious help, and OP is right to keep enforcing those boundaries. I've got a bad feeling about this situation for OP's future

[@nomnomgoblin8901]

How nice of Jigsaw to give Markee shaving supplies. They're just at the bottom of that jar of flesh eating insects.

[@DavidWiseFAN199]

Right next to the toilet full of rusty nails and burst colostomy bags.

[@BloodSunBlast]

As someone who had a guardian who did everything Sasha did to the kids, those kids must have hated that trip. I know I did whenever my grandma took me to Disney.

[@thanos8077]

Sasha overstepped and no Op shouldn't "show alittle grace" not everyone deserves grace

[@yaqbulyakkerbat4190]

It's disturbing how hard reddit was white-knighting for Sasha.

[@miminana-hd6nf]

yeah, I don't get that. Sasha is a creep, and OP is not controlling.

[@MrJpaynebb]

They have empathy for her because she's coming across as a woman who wants kids, really wants kids but married a man for security and not kids. She probably thought once she got that ring surely he would change his mind and want at least 1 more child with the new wife because so many men do but he shut that down. I get the yearning she has for a kid of her own but unless she divorces her husband and either from adoption, IVF or a new man gets a kid it ain't gonna happen. OP's kids especially her daughter are not stand ins either. OP may have to go full no contact if Sasha doesn't fix her behavior asap.

[@TheScaletIbisNW]

right, she creeped the hell out of me. All I could think was, "I could see her trying to kidnap that girl in the future."

[@vanguardangel6912]

@@MrJpaynebbMaybe I’m just jaded, but this type of behavior just reminds me way too much of every single true crime case I heard of women preying on pregnant women and…taking the baby. Reddit is fucking weird, whereas you’re spitting facts.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

​@@MrJpaynebbhow does that make her sympathetic? It makes her a manipulative gold digger

[@GaskyChan]

When I was a little kid watching the little mermaid in the cinema and got scared. Giant Ursula scene had me scared. Poor child how can somebody not take a child’s fears seriously

[@damien678]

I think while it's important to treat a kid's fears seriously, it's likewise important to get them to learn how to manage said fear in a healthy and safe way (like fictional media allows for). However that doesn't mean it's up to grandma to do that. And, if the kid can't handle a drawing of Ursela idk why the kid would be okay with a large animatronic of her. That's just stupid.

[@Frazzled_Chameleon]

Sasha has adopted OP's daughter as her own. She's projecting her motherhood goals/dreams onto OP's daughter. Since she sees herself as Sasha's mom...OP's wishes/ideas don't matter.

[@333333joshua]

Narsasistic. This isn't love. She doesn't see your daughter as her own person

[@karstenbursak8083]

Can we just start to call Sasha "Ursula" ? 😂

[@judelbugsrutter6727]

😄 love it

[@league-of-shadows]

😂😂😂

[@Recessbiru]

I might consider that insult for Ursula.

[@ZombieSazza]

@@Recessbirueven Ursula understood consent!

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

8:26 OP buried the lede a bit, cuz all of this makes sense and confirms my suspicions. What needs to stop is Sasha projecting her _anything_ - feelings, likes, interests, etc. onto OPs daughter.

[@starbird3939]

Story 1 Sasha is an idiot for dating a grandpa and still expecting a daughter. It is pretty obvious she sees OP’s kids as HER kids (not grandkids) and overstepped her boundaries and upset the kids.

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

No, no. Sasha sees *OP's daughter* as *HER daughter.* I'm willing to assume that FaceTime request was not to talk to the kids, but just OP's daughter. OP's father is doing himself a disservice by defending Sasha's behavior (and possible obsession with wanting a daughter), and will not be able to see his grandchildren. Her marrying an older man who clearly wants to remain childless is what baffles me the most. Like why? And, then, there's the selfishness when she spends time with OP's daughter (taking her to the Little Mermaid attraction and lying about Ursula not being there, when that four-year-old child is *afraid* of Ursula) makes me question if she's even fit to be a parent. 😬

[@miminana-hd6nf]

@@user-fg4tn8ot6b I bet the conversation came up between Sasha, and OP's father, about her having her own child and he told Sasha to get her mommy feels out on OP's daughter. Whole thing is sick, and Sasha is a creep.

[@MatildeVallespinCasas]

​@@user-fg4tn8ot6bfor sure. Over a decade with no kids? She's taking up the mother's role

[@lina9535]

Well Sasha is younger than OPs dad, so of course he'd defend her. Not that it's the right thing to do in this situation.

[@reginarainer9740]

Sasha doesn’t care about OP or even about OP’s daughter. In Sasha’s mind she’s found the perfect solution to her problem she gets her ‘daughter’ to play dress up and live vicariously through, then she can be given back to OP to do all the hard, unfun parts of raising a child. Everybody else’s feelings, including the little girl’s is completely irrelevant, as shown by how much she’s pushing the little mermaid onto her and the Ursula ride. If OP doesn’t nip this in the bud she will get *so much worse* and will absolutely traumatize OP’s daughter if not both children

[@catsncrows]

Thank goodness for op. I was my mother's doll to play with when she wanted to do something. The not being an actual human of it all was horrid. I don't think "creep" was too far off. Making a child feel like a not being is weird

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

13:50 THIS! I can maybe agree with the first part, tho it doesn’t excuse anything for me, but this definitely wasn’t about ensuring the kids had a good time cuz they ignored everything the kids and OP wanted. Also, how was OP controlling?!

[@boneymeroney2674]

I was about to laugh at the baby face comment and then looked at my phone and thought, "What's on his face?" 😂 Sorry for laughing.

[@zeevanatashazazhinne3136]

Story 1: Unless your father is an oblivious idiot, he is allowing Sasha to get her 'always wanted to have a daughter' ya-ya's out at your poor little girl's expense. That boundary ALSO needs to be set with your father, and they BOTH need to get that you appreciate that they want to love your children, however, doing what THEY want rather than what your children want is only going to make your children dislike them, see Sasha as a creep, and not want to spend time with them. And we all know she doesn't want to FaceTime your KIDS, she wants to FaceTime your daughter. Sasha needs therapy and a little froofy little girl dog she can dress up and baby.

[@RayvenLunaNite]

Children first, adults second. Adults can fend for themselves, but kids can't.

[@MizzShortai]

As soon as the blatant favoritism started id have shot that shit down real fast. Sasha IS being a creep. Shes not only overstepping boundaries with the parents but shes also making the children uncomfortable. I also wouldnt let them come to the daughters 5th bday because i can only imagine what Sasha would bring. I bet she'd try to out do the parents. She has some twisted fantasy where OP's daughter is her own and that is not okay. Dad may not like it but too damn bad. And Sasha has no right to ask for facetime calls after being told she's on a time out. This kind of reminds me of one where the step mother was acting like the baby was hers and when they cut contact she showed up at their house screaming and crying that they cant take her daughter away from her. It was crazy.

[@mbyerly9680]

Someone commented that the step grandmother treats the little girl like a doll, and she wants the doll to be exactly like her. I rather like that.

[@aubreymorgan9763]

5 bags of clothes for a 4 year old, holy crap, then 2 for the birthday boy.

[@vanguardangel6912]

Story 1: mentioned as a reply, but this story just gave me flashbacks to every true crime story I’ve heard of women desperately wanting kids and preying on pregnant women and/or kidnapping toddlers/infants. This isn’t the normal type of behavior of wanting kids; this is borderline escalating behavior and my hackles are raised. Keep your babies safe, OP! (Don’t want kids myself but if anyone tried to take my nephew, I’d be out for blood)

[@LittleWerewolfPlushie]

Remember that women can be creeps too, keep that lady away from your kids.

[@zarajones5428]

The little mermaid ride thing was so fucking weird. Imagine being lied to like that as a child and being stuck with something you’re terrified of, poor baby

[@ndawn90]

It annoys me endlessly that those Reddit comments were trying so hard to make Sarah's behavior acceptable. It literally does not even begin to matter what her intentions are or where she's coming from or whether or not she wants kids of her own. None of that is relevant at all. It doesn't even matter if OP is controlling or a bad mother. The only thing that matters is that she's violating boundaries, PERIOD!! IDGAF why, she's acting inappropriately and it needs to stop!

[@ChrisAndCats]

Do you not think finding out why might provide the key to making it stop?

[@coreymartin6486]

Grandfather : "She thought what the kids might like while on the trip".... Well, there's several examples pointing to the opposite.

[@Grace_x68]

Sasha may also try to kidnap OP's daughter. She sounds very off

[@sequoyasierra5671]

This isn't about Sasha making OP uncomfortable. It is about the fact that Sasha ignored the fears of OP's daughter making the daughter feel uncomfortable. Sasha was not motivated by love, she was trying to mold OP's daughter into the daughter Sasha always wanted regardless of how uncomfortable and scared OP's daughter became over Sasha's choices. Sasha cannot be trusted around OP's daughter. As for Grandpa thinking his wife thought about doing things for the kids the whole time they were there, exactly what trip was he on? Sasha was not thinking of OP's daughter when she made the kid take the Little Mermaid ride knowing that the child was scared and intimidated by seeing Ursula. That ride was about what Sasha wanted, not what would make the child more comfortable. This is not about love. It is about Sasha living her fantasies using OP's daughter as a prop in making those fantasies real. keep her away from those children unless it is in a controlled circumstance.

[@EclipseSeth]

Op has to talk to her father and ask him what he plans to do with Sasha, since she obviously is using op's daughter as a replacement. Is he going to give in and let her adopt or something.

[@PinkMarshmallows]

It's been awhile since I've been to Disney World (went there for my honeymoon in 2010), and I kind of believe the line for the Peter Pan ride was long. It depends on the time of the day they went to the ride. OP is NTA and she should have told her father and stepmom that her daughter is not the stepmom's surrogate child and needs to take a few steps back before she throws hands. I know I would.

[@donnaspaans518]

I am horrified for that like girl. Imagine being stuck on a ride with a character that scares you to death. Hope she didn't get nightmares. Sasha is a jerk doing that to her. Poor baby. Other things she did was bad but just can't stop. Imagine a little baby girl being scared out of her mind. That could traumatize her. My heart breaks hearing that.

[@maurer3d]

Story 1: NTA, Sasha seems to ignore even the smallest boundary (or at least did on this trip). Let me guess, Sasha never had any biological children (or at least daughters)? It sounds like she is trying to turn your daughter into a mini-me, instead of letting her become her own person. The worst part was them diverting the kids the "The Little Mermaid" ride, instead of the one the kids asked for, and you agreed to.

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

6:32 All this! The son is awesome, but his grandfather and Sasha are beyond TA. Idk if it’s malicious, but it’s def weird and overstepping.

[@macylouwho1187]

I have a couple of child free aunts who do this stuff-they try to take away or gain favor with younger people (other peoples children) and “mother” them, even going so far as to undermine their own parents or say negative things about them. It’s like they want the emotional connection and experience without actually having the kid themselves. My aunt once told my mother that someday she would take me from her (same aunt who also tried to sleep with relatives and friends husbands or boyfriends-she’s sick in the head quite frankly). She also tried to take my mother’s partners and managed to get a couple of the weaker more cheatery ones off her by sleeping with them. So it doesn’t surprise me that she would say she’d end up with me too. It never happened. I could see her end game pretty quickly even as a child. Jealousy, and golden child syndrome. Funny how often that combination absolutely ruins a kid and the parents are to blame for creating/enabling that monster. Anyway it never pans out because kids still gravitate towards their own parents the most-even bad ones. Good or bad-that’s their parents. It usually takes people being older and stronger to cut them off if they weren’t good parents.

[@eikomi]

If this was a guy doing this to a kid everyone would be completely creeped out, they need to hold her to the same standards 😰 poor child, children are way more perceptive that we think and she definitely felt weird around her

[@Human-kb6xc]

Sasha is definitely trying to act as a surrogate mother. I honestly wonder if she really DOES want kids (at least a daughter) but says she doesn't because she wants to be with OP's dad. I will say though, why deny the daughter BBB? Little boys can go there too and get their own prince makeover! It's such a fun experience for them. Compromise and tell Sasha to pay for both kids or neither.

[@AnymousScreams]

OP mentioned the prices were a lot. It seems that they were full during their visit, too. Sasha was overstepping. That's the main issue.

[@annem7806]

If Sasha is treating daughter differently than other kids. Put your foot down. No more holidays. Your Dad better speak to her bc he will not like what he hears if you do. Be very frank. Make a list of each time she overstepped & send it to your Dad.

[@annem7806]

Sasha was ensuring her desired experience. Make the list & send it. Overbearing is a good, polite description. Your Dad is BULLYING you! Verify school pick-up info & Dr office info so there are no other surprises.

[@TheBre1491]

I haven’t been to Disney since I was 8….over 20 years ago. Long before the little mermaid ride was a thing at Disney Land. Yet I knew there was an Ursula animatronic in the ride….she’s a huge part of the story, why would she not be in the ride? 🤦‍♀️

[@league-of-shadows]

OP calling Ursula - I mean “Aunt”/Grandma Sasha a creep isn’t the issue nor should it be the focus. This woman is using someone else’s child to fulfill her own motherhood fantasy - that’s the issue. A major issue. She is way out of line and it’s harmful to OP’s kids, OP’s family unit relationship and the relationship between OP’s family and the FIL. OP and her husband need to tell this woman their daughter isn’t her child and she cannot use their kid as a doll for Sasha to play with. My bet is the FIL is ignoring the issue because then it means Sasha will want a kid from him and he doesn’t want that which means divorce. He needs to put his grandkids first but he’s not. This woman has to be kept away from OP’s daughter until her mind heals if at all.

[@JeanyyBee]

My daughter was scared of the poor unfortunate soul

[@hismom5600]

My Covert Narcissist sensors are going off HEAVY with Sasha...

[@morganleanderblake678]

6:44 This feels VERY generational. When I was a kid it was considered really normal for a parent to just reject the crying child and tell them to stop making a scene in public. 80s and 90s were very "oh well put on a helmet" about how they treated kids. It was also earnestly said that you would spoil a kid by stopping to comfort them so you should just keep doing your thing and make them behave in public. It sounds like the grandparents are that generation and thought if they just made big happy faces and assured her everything was fine it would be fine, why won't she stop crying?

[@brianaschmidt910]

Thank God I went nc for my dad continuing to make me confront my fears and laughing about it. He's much nicer to be around now. Being an asshole isn't excusable behavior

[@littlegreycat]

4:49 oh no no sasha wanted to re-enact things for herself with your daughter.

[@TiffWaffles]

OP is not controlling when it comes to making sure that her children are safe from a woman who seems to think that Sasha is her child. Point is that Sasha is not a safe person for OP's daughter and her son. Also, if I was OP, I'd be having a heart to heart conversation with the son here. There's a reason for why he does not like Sasha.

[@TheScaletIbisNW]

Sasha creeps me out... Gives me "I'll kidnap your daughter so I can finally have my own" vibe... I don't understand all of the "well maybe you should be kinder." Why? She is upsetting the children and being forceful; completely disregarding the parent's wishes. I really don't trust this woman.. I feel if she was a man more people would be like "yeah, cut this weirdo off completely.

[@krystalfloods6197]

I feel like some of those comments were ignoring the fact that the dad’s wife was pushing what she wanted onto the children. She literally traumatized the daughter just because she likes the little mermaid. She was told the daughter did not like Ursula, but she did not care about anyone but herself.

[@lisaharlan618]

These stories keep happily single and have the beautiful family I choose.... 🙏🏾💜

[@coreymartin6486]

I don't believe step mother is child-free by choice. It's likely something she tells herself, and others, to cope with not having her own kids. A child free person, by choice, doesn't dwell on what her potential daughter may have been like.

[@επιθετικόακτινιδιο]

I agree with the comment that this may be a fantasy for Sasha. That is the first thing that came to mind. Childfree people do not enjoy spending that much time with kids and they do not focus so much on other people's children. OP was kind of harsh for calling Sasha a creep but her father was wrong for agigating her and being so stubborn about this. Maybe it s best to keep distances

[@brianaschmidt910]

I disagree. That would be extremely creepy to hear about a man doing that with a girl. A woman doing it is just as creepy, and my dad allowing it would make me disown him too.

[@επιθετικόακτινιδιο]

@brianaschmidt910 creep? Taking a million pictures and forcing her to go to Ariel? Creep for favoring one child over the other? Wrong? Yes! Inappropriate for crossing boundaries? Yes! Creep? Do you have aby idea how "creepy" was back in 80's or in 90's? Whatever

[@HarryVibes36]

The woman tried to put a girl that obviously wasn’t comfortable on her lap.

[@flamelily2086]

Story 1 Sasha might love the kids, but she is not very sensitive to their wants and needs! She doesn't listen to OP, and she keeps trying to push the daughter into doing things that she doesn't want to do. She is trying to make the little girl her daughter. She is way overstepping her bounds. I would write a calm letter to Sasha and her father setting out in a calm way exactly what she does that is wrong. Sometimes a letter is better because you are not dace to face where you might start shouting at each other.

[@muhname6052]

It sounds like sasha regrets not having kids

[@MaryTheresa1986]

OP: My children come first and I won't make my daughter spend time with the creep that makes her uncomfortable! Also OP: We're going to see Creepy Sasha in April and if that goes well start easing her into our lives again! Reddit: Go no contact! She *is* a creep! OP: She's not a creep, and I shouldn't have said that because it hurt my daddy's feelings! Me: 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ At least OP's son cares about his sister and wants to protect her. Poor kids!

[@cevanbrown2314]

I do not reccommend that the first reuniting of the grandparents happen during a birthday party. Sasha has already destroyed your sons birthday why give her a chance to destroy another.

[@jess-bo98]

You only get one razor a week in that gulag, so you have to schedule the shave? 😂 Connor!! Self care is still important in prison 😂

[@levimorne]

Yeah, you can do something out of love, but it can still be quite creepy. Sasha sounds like a piece of work and needs to respect boundaries and not try to overstep her position.

[@tossedsaladandscrambledeggs52]

The road to hell is paved with good intentions! And any commentors suggesting Sasha might have good intentions and to give her grace - I CALL BULLSHIT! She took a child who is scared of Ursula on a Little Mermaid ride. And she either out and out lied saying there was no Ursula or was so stupid to think that a main character couldn't possibly be part of the ride and didn't bother to ask. Add to this, Sasha was pushing her wants onto a 4 year old who was very clear that she didn't want the damn Minnie Mouse tiara, wanted to sit by her mom on her first roller coaster ride, etc. And, she was acting like a rude and ridiculous kind of parent who believes their kids are "special" and should get gifts (or bday buttons in this case) on other peoples' birthdays. And she can't offer a real apology - deduct 50 pts for this alone. An if or but in an "apology" destroys every word that came before it. Give this woman no grace. Sit down and talk to her and ask her why she went against OP's clearly stated wishes and went behind her back to get her own selfish way. She's not someone who needs to be around the children much. And always with parental supervision.

[@darlingJasper]

Gonna miss you bearded Markee, you’ll always live in my heart ❤️

[@clockwork3494]

I don't think there's enough info for me to consider Sasha a creep necessarily, but she is definitely overbearing and selfish. The fact she doesn't listen to OP's _daughter_ herself let alone the parents is appalling, she is definitely trying to live vicariously through OP's duaghter.

[@sophdog2564]

The bearded/babyface markee cycle begins anew

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

5:16 I felt the same!

[@mad-dog_gamer]

Offer to help her talk to your dad about foster or adoption because that's the only way to cherry pick gender 😢

[@tigernotwoods914]

I totally agree with you, but where I’m confused at the end and where I need to question did they have a great trip or did they not have a great trip? The entire story was talking about how the boundaries were overstepped and how they didn’t have a great trip and how they were upset and distraught because of everything And then at the very end you say they had the best trip ever and the kids were happy, so which one is it?

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

To me, one can have a great trip, while, also, having some crappy moments in it (for example, Sasha trying to spoil OP's daughter against OP's wishes, and OP's father just allowing it, getting angry at OP and not seeing how uncomfortable Sasha's behavior is.)

[@bee_bea_bhee147]

We love a bearded Markee ❤❤

[@carolinaazevedo2088]

Last guy doesnt undertand intimacy at all. His wife shouldnt have said that. But I pity her. Honestly.

[@raidad.4571]

What the hell does "chuck a pron on the barbie" means!!!??😂😂😂 I need to know!!!

[@Krystalthefoxlady]

Put shrimp on the grill to cook. Prawns are larger shrimp.

[@damien678]

​@@Krystalthefoxlady Important to note is that we just call all shrimp and prawns here 'prawns'.

[@Sencilia]

Aw, is Connor not letting you shower everyday?

[@jimbobjones9330]

I think people calling Sasha a potential pedo are too "redditized". They need to calm the hell down. That said, her behavior SCREAMS of someone who wants kids, but wanted to be married more. So she claims to be "child free" to placate her husband, and then tries to use that same husband's grandchild to fill her "mothering" need. She's obnoxious and needs to be put in check, but I don't think she's a danger to the children.

[@getcomfortable3373]

"Bearded Markey soon to be baby faced" 😆

[@mbyerly9680]

He's on good behavior so they'll let him have his razor back.

[@OpticalArxenal]

Sasha's a selfish harrier, she continually trampled the boundaries of a little girl. Imo you underreacted and didn't tell her off quickly enough the several times it happened, you should protect your kid if they themselves want to back out after all that.

[@johnnagustafson9996]

Overbearing "grandma" story... Being a grandma is a whole different mindset. When my sister had a baby, my mom told me that she found herself doing the same things that irritated her that her mother in law had done when I was born. And that she couldn't help herself. For my mom and my grandma it all came out of immense love for the child. Every situation is different, and needs to be understood as where the overbearingness is coming from.... a place of love or a place of control.

[@HarryVibes36]

Sasha gives off predator vibes. Overused as hell but let’s legit reverse all roles. At best Sasha is treating OPs daughter like a doll. At worst she’s preying on her.

[@samanthavereen3926]

GREAT MOM❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@momoangel9243]

Those who stood up for Sarah just snitch on themselves on how stupid they are, Like bruh Sarah not only stomped on boundary op and her husband set, she also stomped on op's daughter's too, she trying to dress the daughter up as Ariel who was not a character she was interested, and took her on the Ariel ride by lying to op's daughter say Ursula (because the reason why the daughter wasn't interested in the little mermaid, was because she is 100% afraid of Ursula which Sarah knew!!!) wouldn't be on the ride knowing fully well Ursula would since she is the main bad guy of the movie, Causing op's daughter to cry on purpose when it was preventable and unnecessary, and the same people standing up for Sarah not only forgot that but the fact this happened on son's birthday and do they think the son was happy not only having his birthday ruined by this woman taking him to a different ride that then the one he wanted to go on by lying, but also making his sister scared and crying on purpose?!? Naw even when i was a kid if someone did that to someone i cared about i would have been pissed, and again she knew this would cause problems for everyone so nobody can claim she was try to give anyone "a good experience.", Sarah ruined something that could have been a good memory for both kids with her own actions and made a 4yo cry on purpose, she needs to be to scolded and hold accountable.

[@axepagode4321]

Creep = Predator in today's vernacular. If you didn't mean to call her a predator then don't call her a creep. Find a different more accurate word.

[@HawkTHSS2893]

Bearded Marky u do look very handsome 😊

[@CeeLaKelly]

Sasha is weird AF.

[@weltschmertzz]

If it was a father doing this for their kid's safety, nobody would gaslight her into thinking she was cruel or overeacting. Then they'd blame the mother when something goes wrong for not taking necessary precautions. Mother's can't win.

[@krystalfloods6197]

Sasha IS creepy

[@MrAlwaysOnTen]

Markee if you don’t grow that damn beard out some more

[@thePhoenixQueen]

Idk. I like bearded Markee😊

[@tamarasmith9060]

It greatly annoys me any time someone clearly middle aged declares themselves "too young to be a grandma". I wanna say "Really? Do you not understand biology fully? There are women that become grandmas before they're even 28. Not saying that's ideal of course, but it is possible. Stop trying to make yourself seem younger than you are by avoiding the term." It was different times then, but my dad's mom was married at 15, had my dad at 16. My dad was 20 when I was born, making my grandma a grandma at 36. Not even middle aged. But she was happy she was a grandma & loved being called that. Sure the woman in the story isn't the bio-grandma, but still as the wife of the granddad, her family position is grandma. If she wants a family title then it's grandma. Don't like it? Then just be called by her name. She can't be "aunt". That's confusing, making it seem like grandpa is married to his own daughter.

[@vampire9545]

Lol beard

[@nightdweller6446]

Its not movember

[@Akemi.24-45]

こんばんは～、Markee! Have a relaxing night sleep. ♥️🤗

[@SonofKalas22]

Bruh. A beard that aint.

[@autumn557]

This isn’t as spicy as my usually markee stories are.

[@leenleen1271]

to me op is selfish and controlling would she rather want a harsh step grandparent. Sasha loves the kids and there is nothing wrong with that op is only mad because things didn't go her way

[@damien678]

Sorry, I can't help but laugh a little at the idea of an animatronic Ursela 'traumatising' a little kid.

[@awesomesauce5072]

First

[@coreymartin6486]

Pffft...that's not a beard. Grow a mountain man beard.

[@HealingSpectrumIntuition]

Unpopular opinion but YTA. After having to deal with my narcissistic ex, his just no mother and his wretched kid siblings, I have to say that I personally cannot stand a prideful, power-moving, know your place type of parent.