Mom Tells Daughter She Can't Learn Sign Language Because It Will Impede On Her Other Activities

This mom tells her daughter that she can't learn sign language because it's not in the cards, but is she wrong for this?

Daphnie

• Published in Interesting
• January 29, 2023

We're back here with another AITA post to go over today with all of you. If you don't know what an AITA post is, it's basically a Reddit thread called AITA where people submit their situations or stories and ultimately ask other Reddit users if they are wrong for how they reacted in the situation.

We love covering these stories because they're usually pretty entertaining, they get a lot of engagement, and they also let you see all different kinds of opinions as well. We wanted to share this story because it got quite a reaction from people in the comments.

This mom ultimately told her daughter that she couldn't learn sign language because of various reasons, including financial problems and the fact that her mother feels that the daughter doesn't have time for another activity. This situation actually got so many responses from those in the comments, which is partially why we wanted to go over it.

People trust Reddit and the opinions of those commenting all the time, so now we want to hear your opinion on this situation and how she should've handled it. If you want to hear more about this then keep on reading as we dive into the story, comments, and what people had to say about it all.

OP starts off her post by saying her daughter is 13 and how she wants to learn sign language.

She explains that a huge part of the issue is that she feels she won't have time for it all with her other activities.

She also says that there are financial problems as well which makes it hard to dish out money for another activity.

Her husband says that they should make it work and pull money from other places.

She also says that her brother ended up paying for the class for her because her daughter wanted to take it so badly.

She ends with saying that hopefully it'll blow over and she won't want to take the class until next year.

People were accusing her of being the one that want her daughter to do the riding lessons instead of her daughter being the one to actually want them.

Here's the rest of that comment basically saying that she's old enough to decide for herself which hobbies she wants.

Ultimately, people are saying that she's TA and to stop forcing her kid to take on activities that she might not enjoy.

Some people did give her advice on how she can help her daughter to take the class and it'll work with her schedule and finances.

Horse riding competitively is expensive, so this comment suggested dropping that to pay for her daughter's other interests.

Seems like everyone is in the same boat and has the same opinion on this one.

Riding is expensive and learning sign language is very useful, so it makes sense as to why people are confused on why she won't let her take it.

This comment called her TA because she's claiming financial problems, but also has her daughter in horse riding which is expensive.

Her mom is clearly dictating some of her hobbies so maybe she should talk to her daughter about what she really wants.

Well, this was an interesting story. Everyone seemed to be on the same page for this Reddit thread.

OP was deemed TA by tons of comments saying that she is trying to decide her daughter's hobbies and what she's interested in. Do you agree with the comments left on her post?

Daphnie