A nine-year-old girl who died after she was struck by a tractor while riding her bike has been named locally as Naomi Ferrans.
01.09.2023 - 09:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A dad has been praised after bucking wedding tradition and refusing to help pay for his daughter's big day. The 29-year-old bride-to-be and her father, 55, have had a strained relationship since he and his wife broke up a decade previously.
Although they were not close, they would catch up occasionally but the dad had yet to meet her fiancé. So he was stunned when his daughter approached him and asked him to contribute to the wedding - even though he wouldn't be getting invited, The Mirror reports.
The fuming dad was left unimpressed with the request, which he admitted "rubbed him up the wrong way". He took to Reddit to open up about the situation and see if he was in the wrong for refusing to stump up the cash.
Explaining the background to his situation in the online forum's 'Am I The A*****e' channel, he wrote: "I have a daughter who is getting married next year. I was an involved dad when she was young and we were close. But when she was in her teens I cheated on her mother.
"My daughter didn't accept the divorce well. What she didn't and still doesn't understand is while her mother might be the best mother in her eyes, my ex wasn't the perfect wife.
"I'm not saying what I did was right and I'm not trying to wiggle out of accepting responsibility for my decision to cheat. If I had a chance to do things differently I would've divorced her mother first.
"I tried my best to stay in my daughter's life but since she was old enough to decide, the court couldn't enforce visitation. I paid child support and extra on top for extracurriculars. I was involved in her life as much as she would let me. Periodically I would reach out and kept the door open. We catch up once in a while."
Speaking about the current problem, he added: "Last
A nine-year-old girl who died after she was struck by a tractor while riding her bike has been named locally as Naomi Ferrans.
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