During their first Christmas together, the man’s wife went above and beyond to make things memorable for them. She decorated the entire house and prepared dinner for everybody.

However, while things went smoothly for most of the day, things went south by the time they were done with dinner. He narrated the story on Reddit, where he asked for opinions on whether what he did was wrong.

His 16-year-old daughter from his first partner decided to spend Christmas with them. The man’s ex-wife was spending time with her boyfriend’s family, and she didn’t want to join them.

The man’s wife was thrilled to have the teenager over. Through the years, the man’s stepdaughter tolerated her stepmother and never made it a point to build a relationship with her.

Her behavior towards her stepmother was borderline disrespectful, and she’s done things in the past that left her father with no choice but to punish her. Each time he gave her a punishment, his wife insisted his daughter’s behavior was typical teenage behavior.

A Horrible First Christmas Experience

During Christmas, the man had his in-laws over. They had a great time until he noticed during dinner that his wife seemed upset. Each time he asked her what was wrong, she refused to budge. However, after asking a couple of times, she handed him a box. It contained his daughter’s gift to her.