Single dad seeks advice after snapping at his sister for calling him 'creepy'

Each and every mom and dad has their own distinctive parenting style. So, what might seem perfectly normal and healthy to one parent might just be odd – or even unthinkable – to another.

But just imagine being branded as "creepy" and "perverted" for simply having an affectionate relationship with your kid. Meanwhile, the parent judging you has a distant, standoffish relationship with their children.

Well, one single father has experienced just that.

Now, he has just one question – is he the "a**hole" for telling his sister that she is "sick and delusional" for taking issue with the loving relationship he has with his 16-year-old son, or is it his sister?

The father in question is a 32-year-old single dad to his teenage son.

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"We don’t have a good relationship with my family because they’re upset that I decided to take responsibility [for] my son. I haven’t talked to them in years, however, I’ve been talking to my sister occasionally," he wrote.

"She’s 42 and has a 15-year-old daughter. A few weeks ago, she told me that she was really struggling financially and couldn’t pay rent. I told her she could stay with me for a bit until she got back on her feet."

He also explained that this was the first time his sister had seen his son since he was five and that her daughter had never met him before.

The doting father noted that his niece kept herself to herself and doesn't have a particularly close relationship with her mom (his sister).

He continued: "My sister has also been acting snobby and I’ve been ignoring it thinking it’d go away. She 'discussed' more like lectured me on my parenting styles and how 'no offense' but it’s really dangerous to let a 16-year-old go out past 9pm and have a boyfriend and give him so much freedom while he’s still a kid. I tried my best to ignore it."

One day, the dad reached his limit with the unsolicited parenting advice.

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The dad went on to recall how his "son was going to a sleepover" when he was in the kitchen with his sister. "My son came in to say bye, kinda jumped on me and hugged me, told me 'love you, bye' and left," he continued.

"I think that’s pretty f**king normal, but my sister started looking at me weirdly and asked if he always does that, I asked her what [she] was asking and she straight up told me that it seemed creepy and perverted to have physical contact with my son.

"I had it up to my neck at that point and I just snapped. I told her that just because her daughter has a s****y relationship with her and refuses to talk to her doesn’t mean that it’s not normal to have a close relationship with their child and she’s actually sick and delusional for even thinking about something like."

The dad said his sister was offended by the outburst, insisting she had "good intentions" and that he should apologize for interfering in her relationship with her daughter.

Deciding not to apologize, he is now seeking unbiased opinions on the situation.

The consensus online is that the dad has nothing to be sorry about – and it's his sister who should be ashamed of the way she behaved.