Growing up my Dad said that I had to tell him and my brother each month when I got my period. For background there were 3 girls and 2 males in the household. This started when I got my period at age 11. His reasoning was that, as a man, he and my brother would need to know when to expect me to be more "hormonal". When I pushed back and said I had a right to privacy he was adamant that it was his right as a man and my father to know when I was on my period. I did not follow up on this and was lectured several times.
This was many years ago. The issue is my Mom still thinks this is a courteous thing to do and is kind and communicative. I on the other hand disagree and believe it was an invasion of my right to privacy. My Father still, of course, believes he had a right to know.
So, AITA for refusing to tell the men in my household whenever I had my period?
Nta- its weird he wants to know. Honestly tho Id probably start over sharing. Like just passed a fat clot. Text him each time I took a dump, maybe give it a score
This is my level of pettiness. He wants to know? Tell him everything. EV.VERRY.THING. Till he squirms and begs you to stop lol
oh. NTA. OP’s dad is a weirdo. And nosy. And overbearing.
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Wtf did I just read?
NTA, your dad is extremely unreasonable. This whole issue feels of misogyny on his end IMO.
NTA misogynistic as fuck
NTA. What a weird and kinda creepy thing for him to ask.
That is…*unbelievably* offensive.
NTA.
This is misogynistic and creepy. He assumes every woman has mood changes on her period. If you brought up anything valid during your time of the month, he’d dismiss it as you just being hormonal. You haven’t told him all this time. The sun has continued to rise. The world has continued to turn. Why is he still pressed over this. It’s controlling and weird. NTA
This is exactly it! He wants an excuse to dismiss the women in his life because he doesn’t want to ever take accountability for his actions
NTA. That is just creepy and weird.
NTA. This is weird, controlling and condescending. Thought in some cultures they sequester you away for the week because youre “dirty”. Oh to have my “dirty” self sent away to be alone with all my books and no one to bother me about fuck all for a whole week once every single month😍
We’re “hormonal” every day. It’s a cycle, dumbass.
NTA, sorry your dad’s a jackass.
NTA. They have a right to know when you’ll be hormonal! Wtaf bullshit is this?
Do people in your family realize that most men can’t tell when women are on their periods by their moods or actions? We just bleed and go throughout our day and nobody fucking knows if we’re hormonal or not.
Misogynist assholes.
NTA Your father is a sick man and was mentally abusing you by even bring this up. He was saying that women are unstable every month and that instability was traced by their cycle. To make it worse he wanted your brothers to be aware of this as well and therefore he instilled this type of thinking into them. Your Mother is bat sh!t cra cra for taking his side.