Kids and Parents: Deadbeat

Deadbeat

By Anonymous - 02/04/2022 10:00

Today, after my dad ran off 15 years ago, during which time my mom died, and I had to become my brother's legal guardian and somehow get both me and then him through university while working 4 jobs, my dad turned up on our street. He tried to flirt with me, because he didn’t recognise me. Scumbag. FML

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You deserved it 103

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By BunniesOnAcid - 03/07/2012 23:01 - United States - Clinton

Today, I was at the airport. I was on my way to see my dad for the first time since I was 4. Whilst I was waiting for my dad to find me, a strange man started flirting with me. Irritated, I told him I was waiting for my dad to get me, and to f*ck off. The strange man was my father. FML

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You deserved it 4 134

By Anonymous - 09/09/2014 16:47 - United States - Miami

Today, I invited my deadbeat dad over for dinner, hoping we could resolve our issues and build a proper relationship. Just minutes after he arrived, I caught him stealing money from my purse. He actually said I owe him for raising me. He ditched my mom and me when I was 5. FML

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You deserved it 4 203

By brigitte - 27/06/2013 17:35 - France - Noyon

Today, I met my biological father for the first time. He seemed to be slightly intoxicated from the outset, and less than half an hour later, he had tried to intimidate me into "loaning" him several hundred euros for reasons he wouldn't tell me. So long, "dad". FML

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You deserved it 3 110

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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You deserved it 325

This Is Us

By Anonymous - 04/11/2021 16:59

Today, I located my birth dad and asked him why I was put into care. Turns out my mom died, and since he hadn’t wanted me in the first place, he just gave me away and hoped to never see me again. He didn’t even invite me in, he threw a beer at me and threatened to call the cops unless I left. FML

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You deserved it 220

Deadbeat

By Anonymous - 29/10/2021 02:00

Today, I tracked down my birth dad. He lives in a massive house, with a wife and two kids, 3 cars and a fucking sailboat on the drive. My mom and I grew up in poverty, but I was calm when I confronted him. He had his gardeners throw me into the street like I was inconvenient trash. FML

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You deserved it 278

Get a load of this guy

By Anonymous - 28/10/2022 14:00

Today my dad asked if he could walk me down the aisle at my wedding. I was just too speechless to respond. He asked me on my doorstep, at 2 a.m., which was also our first ever meeting since he abandoned my mom when she was 5 months pregnant with me, and just disappeared for 28 years. FML

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You deserved it 94

DILF

By Anonymous - 06/05/2016 16:55 - United States - Harrisburg

Today, my dad and I ran into a guy I've been dating. He flipped out and accused me of cheating on him. This is now the second guy to have a similar reaction to my dad. I guess this is one of those unexpected consequences of teen pregnancy that my parents didn't see coming. FML

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You deserved it 1 484

By Anonymous - 28/03/2015 20:42 - United States - Boulder

Today, I found out that the creepy weirdo who's been sending me messages for a while is just my dad. His excuse was, "I wanted you to feel like someone would actually like you." FML

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You deserved it 2 385

By Anonymous - 03/04/2018 15:00

Today, after 38 years of never meeting my dad, and paying a private investigator thousands of pounds over several weeks of searching, I found him living 2 floors down in the same block of flats. He’s the grouchy downstairs neighbour I’ve hated for 6 years. FML

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You deserved it 471

deaper 16

Saturday 2 April 2022 10:03

I hope you kicked him REALLY HARD in the nuts to make damn sure he can’t make any more kids!

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 2 April 2022 14:48

You should have played along and invited him to your sex dungeon in the basement. Once you have him nice and tied up, demand back child support.

Comments

deaper 16

Saturday 2 April 2022 10:03

I hope you kicked him REALLY HARD in the nuts to make damn sure he can’t make any more kids!

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 2 April 2022 14:48

You should have played along and invited him to your sex dungeon in the basement. Once you have him nice and tied up, demand back child support.

Yudith 24

Saturday 2 April 2022 18:39

How did you manage to work four jobs? It's hard enough to just work two.

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 2 April 2022 20:43

They probably classify Uber driver and Lyft driver as two separate jobs. The third might be party clown hired out for kids' birthdays.

WhataStrangeTripThisIs 23

Sunday 3 April 2022 16:46

Yep! I actually worked Uber, Lyft, delivered pizza, and worked PT in a doctor's office. And I would tell people I worked 4 jobs because, well, I did.

CowgirlWithHeart 15

Monday 4 April 2022 1:35

I mean....at least it was him doing the flirting, so like while you have to live knowing your dad flirted with you, you were the innocent there, he has to live knowing he intentionally flirted with his daughter LOL. You should see if you can get child support from him for caring for your brother, you might even be able to get back child support and maybe even support from when you were little.