'AITA if my daughter doesn't want me in her life because of our divergent political philosophies?'

You're not alone if you find yourself arguing with your family members over politics or feeling irate with your loved ones over who they're supporting in the presidential election. A similar situation emerged for a 65-year-old father who took to Reddit to share how his daughter does not want him in her life because of his differing political stance.

The Original Poster (OP) took to Reddit's popular 'Am I the A**hole' (AITA) platform to share how his adult daughters, Alicia (35) and Mary (32), "have opposing political views" than he and his current partner Janice.

The post, titled, "AITA? My daughter doesn’t want me in her life because of our differences in political opinions," garnered significant attention from the online community with many criticizing the father for his action.

Father reveals he 'abandoned' daughter for ranting over politics

The father shared that his daughters, Alicia (35) and Mary (32), were staying with him and his girlfriend Janice. "I am divorced from their mother since the girls were in middle school and have been with my current partner Janice for 15 years," he said.

"My girls were living with me full time since they were in high school until they each moved out," he added.

Getting straight to the topic, the OP shared, "My girl’s have opposing political views from Janice and I. This came to a head several years ago, things had been strained for a while and finally blew up."

The OP shared that Mary angered Janice with some remarks she made while the girls were visiting for Christmas, and "Mary walked out." Alicia stayed, but the remainder of the day was unpleasant.

He added that although Janice and he decided to stop allowing Mary to visit, he "still saw her regularly on my own or with Alicia." About a year later, he took Alicia out for breakfast on her birthday.

"We had decided not to talk about politics anymore because we don’t get along," the father said. However, things went south when he mentioned something distressing on the TV.

According to the OP, "Alicia just started ranting," given that the restaurant was deserted save for them and another couple.

"She wouldn’t stop even when I told her to because she said I was the one who brought it up," the OP shared.

The man at the opposite table concurred with the father and became agitated, telling Alicia that what she was saying was foolish and she should stop talking. "I agreed with him. Yet another day ruined I guess so I just walked out. I told her happy birthday before I left," the OP said.

The OP detailed that Alicia was furious that he "abandoned" her with a stranger who was also angry with her, yet he felt "all she had to do was stop talking and that never would have happened."

According to the father, although Alicia "needs to take responsibility for her part in this," she also stated that she "felt unsafe" and that her father shouldn't have simply abandoned her there.

Alicia now hardly talks to her father anymore, and he only gets to "see her on special occasions like birthdays or Father’s Day." "And never at either of our houses," the OP added.

Asking for advice from the Reddit community, the father concluded by saying: "She moved and hasn’t told me where, it is somewhere local though. I see Mary more often but she doesn’t want to get involved with me and Alicia’s issues. AITA for not taking total responsibility for what happened?"

Redditors slammed OP for 'choosing a political stance over being a parent'

The Reddit community criticized the father for 'abandoning' his daughter over a political discussion as one wrote, "You forbade Mary from visiting for her political views and then brought up politics on Alicia’s BIRTHDAY against an agreed upon code of conduct and have the audacity to blame them? This was your doing regardless of who believes what. YTA. Apologize," they added.

Another Redditor criticized and wrote, "YTA. You’re choosing a political stance over being a parent, and allowing your partner to alienate your children bc they don’t fall in line with your beliefs. You’re legitimately what’s wrong with whichever political affiliation you align with."

"YTA. My guess is your political views aren't rooted in economics and are more rooted in race and bodily control. There's a big difference between disagreeing over free health care or taxes and disagreeing over bodily autonomy or racism," a user added.

Another added, "YTA, You are being vague on purpose and your views are more important than your daughter? Can't blame her for not wanting contact with you."

"YTA. You broke the agreement. You let a stranger disrespect your daughter. You left her with this angry stranger with no one else around to help. Politics aside, you acted like a bad father," commented one.

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