This father has shared custody with his daughter. The school has a father daughter dance and he has wanted to take his daughter for the past two years but it's always on the weekend that his ex has her and she comes up with excuses so he can't take... her. The step mom knew how much it has bothered the father so she told him to be in a suit when he got home from work and to have flowers because she had a special surprise for him when he got home. When he got home, he was greeted by his daughter in a formal dress. Not only did the wife get her a dress but made snacks, and decorated the home for the occasion. Do you agree that divorced parents should not prevent each other from having these precious moments with their children?show more

Takes one hell of a spiteful woman to deprive their daughter of special times like this with their dads. It always has the opposite intended effect because the daughter will realize what a horrible woman her mother is.

That stepmom deserves so much respect… she saw his pain and created a moment he’ll never forget 😭💐

Weaponizing time with a child isn’t co-parenting—it’s robbing them of memories. Kids deserve both parents showing up, not one being shut out.

I understand better than most...

He obviously did better with the second wife. 😉

@Real_Ames Ex spouses who try to prevent their ex spouses from having these memories are preventing their children from having these memories. They are so selfish they don't care about their children's feelings.

Wow his wife is amazing and I can totally see why his ex wife is just that the ex. How can she deprive her daughter of something so special with her father? I know that she’s doing it to spite him but denying her daughter something as precious as a father-daughter dance is sickening. His wife loves him very much, you can just tell how much this meant to him with the tears of joy he couldn’t hold back. As a child of divorced parents stop using your children to spite the other parent, you’re not hurting the other parent all you’re doing is destroying your child.

My husband walked out on us leaving me to raise 5 kids alone. But when it came to visitation, because we lived in different states very far apart, I allowed him to see the kids whenever he wanted so long as that was what the kids wanted too. We were supposed to alternate Christmases but I let the kids fly to his place every year. It was always about them. It was never about me.

That man better be good to that woman! She just healed a piece of their heart.

Whatever problems the parents have with each other, the child's needs should come first. If the child loves the other parent and the other parent has the child's best interest at heart, then you should encourage that relationship. Too much petty crap will ruin a child's life.

@VeBo1991 An that ex should be so grateful that he wants these moments with his kids. He could be a deadbeat father. Smh.

@EricaRN4USA But like what kind of petty mother deprives their child of going to the dance with their dad? 😭

Thhis sort of thing is so unnecessary and really reveals character of the ex who is causing the issues.

@CurtisHebert The level of pettiness that mother went through to punish the father punished her own daughter just as much if not more. What an evil pos

Bitter ex-wife/Moms love to weaponize the kids, and don't really consider the damage it does to them. They're thinking only of getting back at the spouse. Years later, the kids are nuts and a shrink is trying to unravel all the damage. I'm not sure that the kids ever really recover. When they've been brainwashed by the person who has them most of the time, it's always there in the background, eating away at them. "Daddy didn't love us." What a horrible thing to do to another human being.

@JulyMike1959 There is zero excuse for stripping a child of memories from their parents, either of them. The one doing so will be the loser in the end. Those children will remember who kept them apart.

Why wouldn't that mom let them go to the dance? This is ridiculous. It's a nice gesture but grow up mom...he wanted to take her to a school dance.

Love your children more than you hate your ex.

What a sweet thoughtful woman 🩷

Not only is bio mom robbing dad of this moment, but she is robbing her daughter of the moment too! Too often one parent OSS so focused on hurting their ex they destroy their children in the process and don’t even notice or worse don’t care!

Ex-wife should be ashamed for not allowing this in the first place. It’s not the daughter’s fault they divorced.

As a step mom myself, this is something I would have done. Luckily we have a great relationship with their mom. She and I are very close friends.

@Real_Ames I absolutely hate parents that don’t work together for their kids. My ex was a jackass but he was my son’s father. We worked together despite our issues most of the time

Tell me about it. Haven’t seen or touched our three Dutch daughters in almost 6 years. Thanks to a corrupt Las Vegas family court judge and a narcissistic Dutch ex wife 🥲😑

What a great Bonus Mom! She gets it and helped make lasting memories for Dad and his baby girl. And the way she looked at him at the end?? Oh, my heart!♥️

Divorced parents use kids to score points And it is wrong but…..

I always made sure my son could be with his dad, even if it was my weekend. And as much as we didn’t like each other, his dad never minded if I needed to change a weekend for something I wanted to do with my son. That little girls mother will ultimately pay for what she’s doing. That little girl will resent her mother. The step mom will be the winner here. So happy for dad and his little girl.

I never messed with my ex that way. She’s a jerk but I never used my kids to get back at her. It’s common decency. I learned that from my old man.

It's been 15 years since I even saw my daughter let alone speak with her. That is only a tiny snippet of what happened. Cherish the time you have with your children.

The manipulation that goes on between exes with their CHILDREN is abhorrent! Unless there is a legit reason, (and the courts should be involved). Children are NOT pawns!

Dude went from horrible wife to incredible wife. That child will remember what her step mom did for her. Hopefully she will appreciate her step mom and not let her real mom poison her mind about her.

What a beautiful video. She will remember that for as long as she lives. Watching this video, I remember going to daddy-daughter dances with my daddy. What special times those were. The bond between a daddy and his daughter(s) are so precious. So many people these days throw that away, and don't even realize what they're missing out on. It's such a travesty. Props to the man's wife, for giving them this moment.

As a divorced father. I understand

Family court - run by the same people that brought perpetual conflict to the middle east.

AGREE! Spouses may have beefs with each other but should NEVER use their CHILDREN as pawns to punish the other parent!