Kids, Family and Argument: Fathers and sons

Fathers and sons

By Anonymous - 19/01/2022 11:01

Today, my husband and son haven’t spoken to each other in over a year. I’ve tried everything from bargaining, crying, and even screaming at them both, but they seem determined to hate each other. At this rate, our son will move out and we’ll never see him or our future grand babies. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/08/2022 10:00

Today, I told both my boyfriend and my son that they needed to start spending more time together. They both asked why and what they did that I feel the need to punish them. They’re so similar, even I forget they’re not father and son, and yet for some reason they hate each other. FML

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Going great, eh?

By Anonymous - 11/01/2024 19:00 - United States - San Pedro

Today, I found out that my kids hate and are actively ignoring me; my wife is bipolar and she swears she hates me too after over 20 years of marriage, and my job sucks the life out of me every single day. FML

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It is the way

By Anonymous - 26/10/2022 18:00

Today, after I broke up yet another fight between my sons, I demanded to know why they hate each other and fight all the time. After some blank looks they said, almost in unison, “It is the way” and wouldn’t explain what they meant. Even the internet isn’t being helpful here. Help. FML

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Under pressure

By Anonymous - 28/01/2024 21:00 - United States - Upland

Today, I have a family but I just feel all alone and unloved, almost on the verge of depression. I just wanna cry. My wife is always threatening me with divorce and says she can’t stand the sight of me, and my son hates me. I just wanna feel like somebody is there for me and that I can lean on someone else. FML

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Tradcath

By Anonymous - 30/01/2023 16:30

Today, my husband won’t speak to our son anymore, because our son has slowly become more religious and is now studying to be a priest, "bringing shame on the family" as my husband calls it. FML

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The end of the road

By Anonymous - 17/06/2020 23:04

Today, after my parents treating love like a war, always trying to score some sort of victory over each other, while me and my wife never argued a day in our lives, I’m the one staring down the barrel of divorce, while my parents have been happily married for over 50 years. I just don’t understand. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/06/2016 16:16 - United States - Bell

Today, my son was crying because he wanted his daddy, and he asked when he can see him. I had no idea what to say, given his dad left us in the middle of the night last year, now lives in another country, and told me he never wants to see us again. FML

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Cancel the wedding

By Anonymous - 02/11/2022 14:00

Today, I tried to talk to my soon-to-be-husband about how he needs to take a more active approach in his own life. It devolved to him screaming at me and putting words in my mouth. This has been going on for six months. FML

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Fortress of solitude

By Anonymous - 29/08/2022 18:00

Today, my son hates people so much he's working three jobs to be able move out and pay for his own place. He got the keys today and when I asked if he was having a housewarming party, he told me he’s not giving his address out to anyone, and no one is invited, ever, not even me. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/04/2013 23:33 - Sweden - Ljungby

Today, I grounded my son after finding out that he's been bullying other kids at school. He got mad and screamed at me, calling me a "bastard". Instead of defending me, my wife got pissed and accused me of having taught our son to swear like that. I can never win. FML

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D J's MOM 17

Wednesday 19 January 2022 12:32

you don't mention what started it. try and focus on that issue. maybe spell with a therapist cuz they probably won't. good luck

Justkidding100 41

Wednesday 19 January 2022 14:40

sounds like he's under 18, no matter what this is your husband's fault. I wouldn't listen either if I hated my father and everyone wanted to compromise. there is a reason he hates him

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D J's MOM 17

Wednesday 19 January 2022 12:32

you don't mention what started it. try and focus on that issue. maybe spell with a therapist cuz they probably won't. good luck

Justkidding100 41

Wednesday 19 January 2022 14:40

sounds like he's under 18, no matter what this is your husband's fault. I wouldn't listen either if I hated my father and everyone wanted to compromise. there is a reason he hates him

mike3775 35

Wednesday 19 January 2022 15:57

I would like to know what the father did to the son to start this. It had to be something serious for the son to not speak to dad. I know from experience how the fathers words/actions can drive a wedge to that point, as I went through it with my biological dad.

arioch_fml 20

Wednesday 19 January 2022 21:42

Worst case if you can't figure out what's going on between them or a way to fix it, you can at least try to stay in your son's life. Just because they can't stand each other doesn't necessarily mean you can't have a functional relationship with both of them.

mike3775 35

Wednesday 19 January 2022 22:54

That’s why my mom never got involved in the issue with my dad outside of her asking me why I felt the way I did. After telling her, she understood and supported my decision, same with my stepdad who became my defacto dad that day.