He Told His Daughter to Calm Down When She Found Out That a Classmate Picked the Same Prom Dress as Her but Then She Suddenly Went Ballistic

A father to a young teenage girl recently asked if he was wrong for suggesting that she buy a new prom dress after she found out another girl bought the exact same one. Here’s what he had to say:

She got a prom dress

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“This revolves around my middle daughter, ‘Juliet’ (17),” posted the guy on Reddit. “A few weeks ago, I took her shopping for her prom dress. She picked one that she absolutely loved, and she truly looked like a princess.”

He was very proud

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Filled with a sense of pride, the father reveled in being there for one of his teenage daughter’s important milestones. However, what was supposed to be a memorable occasion quickly turned into a major source of concern. The trouble emerged when his daughter stumbled upon a distressing post on Instagram, which led to unforeseen complications.

Someone had the same dress

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“She saw that a classmate (not a friend, but someone in her grade) had bought the same dress but in a different color,” shared the guy. The girl was devastated. This was supposed to be her perfect night, her perfect dress, but now someone else had ruined it.

She asked her to buy another dress

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In an effort to resolve the situation, Juliet pleaded with the other girl, imploring her to purchase a different dress for the prom. However, the girl adamantly refused. Frustrated, Juliet expressed her discontent to her dad, who empathized with her frustration. Unfortunately, in the midst of the conversation, the dad unintentionally made a typical “dad” error.

Dad makes it worse

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“I told her that it was a different color, so at the very least, it wasn’t too similar.” That little bit of fatherly advice didn’t go down well. Instead, it sent Juliet into full high-school girl psycho mode.

She went too far

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She started trash-talking the other girl to absolutely everyone. And it caused major issues at the school. “I got a call from Juliet’s history teacher saying that she overheard Juliet talking poorly about this girl repeatedly,” said the worried dad.

The school is worried

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The school was concerned that this trash-talking could escalate into full-on bullying, so they asked the dad to intervene. He sat Juliet down for a father-to-daughter chat.

Dad has a talk

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“I said while I understand that this is frustrating and I may not get all that comes with dresses and such, this still isn’t fair to the other girl,” explained the dad.

He tried to remedy it

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He reassured Juliet that the other girl wasn’t trying to hurt her or doing this on purpose. He also offered to return the dress and buy his daughter something completely different.

She wasn’t having it

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Juliet dug her heels in. She told her dad that she shouldn’t have to get a new dress, then went right back to trash-talking her prom rival. The dad couldn’t take it anymore. He snapped.

Dad gets angry

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“I finally told her, ‘It’s a dress. You need to stop being so dramatic and let it go.'” Juliet burst into tears and ran out of the room. The dad tried to talk to her about it later, but Juliet refused to leave her bedroom.

He asked for advice

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The bumbling dad asked his eldest daughter, 22, for advice. She said he was technically correct but still shouldn’t have said anything.

People Responded

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“No way,” posted one person. “You offered an alternative. If your daughter is so upset about having the same dress, then she can change. She can’t have it both ways. She needs to learn that pouting and throwing a temper tantrum isn’t going to work.”

“Not the jerk,” posted another. “Your daughter is 17? She sounds more like a 7-year-old. Stay strong, dad. It might not feel like it, but you’re doing the right thing. Bullying another student over a prom dress is the jerk move.”

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