Accept

[Xavier da Silva]

Hello everyone,

Does the verb "accept" meaning "to agree, approve of or let something happen" sound natural/correct in the examples I made below?

a. John is a very complicated, difficult and overbearing father. He doesn't accept people visiting his children. He's like a caveman to me.
b. I don't accept my friends making fun of me. Whenever they do it, I stop speaking to them.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Egmont]

It sounds fine, though we can't be sure it has the exact meaning you want in both cases. Also, I don't see why John is like a caveman. Perhaps you should look into the meaning of that word in dictionaries, an existing thread here if there is one, or a new thread if there isn't.

 

[Xavier da Silva]

It sounds fine.

Thank you very much.

though we can't be sure it has the exact meaning you want in both cases

My main concern was about the grammar "accept" + "verb" + ''ing". But as you said, it's fine. It's clear now.