Family, Awkward and Miscellaneous: Today, my father asked me to never contact him again. The reason?...

By forgottendaughter - 17/01/2010 14:41 - South Africa

Today, my father asked me to never contact him again. The reason? His "new" family doesn't know I exist and explaining that he has a 28 year-old daughter to his wife and his other children would be "awkward". I have siblings that I will never meet. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/05/2024 18:00 - United States - Harrisburg

Today, my family keeps pestering me about whether I've contacted my father yet. My father, the one who treated me and my family like crap throughout my upbringing and cheated on my mom a few years ago. I don't know why they think I'd ever want to see him again. FML

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By meens42 - 30/09/2013 08:04 - United States

Today, my dad asked me to stop calling him "dad" because it’s too weird for his girlfriend’s kids to hear, because they call him dad. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/11/2015 13:47 - United States - Kenosha

Today, my deadbeat dad threatened to press charges against me for harassment if I ever contact him again. I've contacted him twice in the last two years, once to tell him he was going to be a grandfather, and once to send him a birthday card from my son. FML

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By Jes - 28/06/2016 00:44

Today, my father called me to ask what my middle name is. He apparently needed to know it to remove me out from his will. FML

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By bad dad - 15/03/2020 00:01

Today, I met my paternal grandparents for the first time, since my dad was never in my life and my mom wouldn’t talk about him. According to them, I have at least 28 other siblings from him, and who knows how many that haven’t come forward. No wonder my mom always hated him. FML

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By T - 01/10/2010 09:09 - France

Today, I got the guts to call my dad for the first time in nine years. He said he "almost didn't remember" he "had another daughter." Another? FML

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By snow - 22/09/2009 09:12 - Australia

Today, I found my biological father, who I have never met, on facebook and decided to message him. He blocked me. FML

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By SkipBeatOtaku - 29/08/2020 23:02

Today, my estranged father died. No one bothered to tell me, and the only reason I found out was because his wife texted my sister. When I asked about the service, I was told I was no welcome in the state he had lived in, because I was no longer family. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/02/2017 18:00 - United States - Twinsburg

Today, I was pulled aside by my father's new wife and told, "You're not your dad's favorite anymore and you need to stop acting like it." FML

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By anonymous - 15/10/2017 01:30

Today, my dad's face flushed when I introduced him to my new boyfriend. I live in a small town, and it turns out my dad recognized him. He's the secret child from an affair two decades ago. He's my half-brother. FML

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Sunday 17 January 2010 19:59

he's an ass

Lounia_fml 8

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:02

Tell him that he can't contact you either because it would be awkward explaining to your new dad.

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SSARJS_fml 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:21

TBH i would just do some research find out where he lives and just go for a visit. Don't all kids come and visit without notice :D

gatorgrl1988 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:22

yo **** your dads life. u don't need him.

killurbeer 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:23

pretty sure i've seen this one before

girlygirl666 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 23:07

Um, yeah. I'm pretty sure in this whole big world we live in, that something like this just may have happened once or twice before, Sherlock.

perdix 29

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:24

I'm sorry. That sounds awful. I hate to say it, but you are better off with no dad than that bliksem fokken doos! Maybe you ought to go drink yourself motherless. ;)

ut_fan1 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:26

definetly show up. what kind of dad is that to tell you that. show up on his birthday to make it even better

Floydaholic 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:28

You should contact him anyway! What sort of father is he?!

Twinklestar 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:28

That's really awful. =(

nofriends28 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 20:31

I agree with everyone else. You should definitely go see him or contact his wife and/or kids (depending how old they are). He is the one who decided to leave and abandon his family and child so who cares if it is 'awkward' for him? He needs to deal with the difficulties and emotional consequences of his actions. There is no reason you should have to bear all of the burden of this, when you didn't cause it, and let him be comfortable in his new life getting off scot-free! Show up, make it 'awkward'!