Death, Awkward and Parents: Final words

Final words

By Cilla - 01/04/2021 04:01 - United Kingdom

Today, in his will, my dad laid the blame squarely at my feet for his depression, alcoholism, liver failure, suicide attempt and eventual death, not because of anything I did, just for being born in the first place. He never wanted a kid, resented becoming a dad and drank to make the depression bearable. FML

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You deserved it 130

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By Anonymous - 16/02/2024 23:00

Today, my dad told me quite bluntly that, while he loved me, he never planned to have me. My mom baby-trapped him by sabotaging their birth control methods, and my existence ruined his life irrevocably and caused the functional alcoholism he has suffered with for 40 years. FML

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You deserved it 118

By Anonymous - 21/03/2014 22:35 - Australia

Today, my dad took me to a bar for my first legal drink. He quickly got "drunk" and started slurring that I was an accident, saying the only reason I'm alive is because he'd been too poor to pay for an abortion. As I started crying, he burst out laughing and said soberly, "Just kidding, son." FML

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You deserved it 6 756

By Oh. - 23/07/2019 02:00

Today, I told my dad that failing to kill yourself must be really awful, because you think you’ve failed your life and then you even fail your death. My dad who, as I recalled when he shot me a sour look, tried to commit suicide during his youth. FML

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You deserved it 2 515

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

I agree, your life sucks 1 522

You deserved it 229

By Anonymous - 12/12/2016 06:33

Today, my father told me that it wasn't that I was written out of his will, it's that he never thought to include me in the first place. FML

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You deserved it 552

Happy birthday to you

By Anonymous - 22/04/2025 15:00 - United States

Today, it's my 15th birthday. My dad stumbled into my bedroom at six in the morning, completely drunk, and slurred the "Happy Birthday" song. Then he told me to go fuck myself, and said that he wished I was never born. Me too, dad. Me too. FML

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You deserved it 63

Free speech

By Anonymous - 21/07/2023 10:00

Today, my dad thought it would be appropriate to get drunk at my wedding and include in his father of the bride speech all the very bad things I did as a child, before I got the psychiatric help I needed. My in-laws were giving me death glares, and his nana yelled, “Shame on you!” at me. FML

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You deserved it 139

Asshole

By Anonymous - 07/02/2022 06:00

Today, after my dad recently had to go sober or face dying within a year, it turns out that without the alcohol, his personality still sucks. He used to be a drunk asshole, but now he’s just an asshole. At least when he was drunk he used to pass out. Now he can be an asshole all night without stopping. FML

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You deserved it 103

Bummer

By Anonymous - 06/02/2022 19:03 - United States - Steele

Today, I learned from my dad that I'm astoundingly similar to my uncle, whom I never met. It was pretty cool to learn more about him, until my dad he told me that the reason he died so young is because he committed suicide. I've been suffering from severe depression since I was fourteen. Foreshadowing? I hope not. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 162

You deserved it 124

By Anonymous - 22/10/2013 04:44 - Chile - Santiago

Today, I opened up to my parents about my depression. Their response was to have a very heated discussion about whose fault it was. FML

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You deserved it 3 534

Plop 17

Thursday 1 April 2021 5:51

I don't want to sound heartless, but it really seems like your dad was a loser long before you were born, and is just blaming you for his own failures. Not all parents are deserving of love and respect, and it looks like your dad is a textbook example...

Bleh123 4

Thursday 1 April 2021 6:13

So ****** up.

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Plop 17

Thursday 1 April 2021 5:51

Bleh123 4

Thursday 1 April 2021 6:13

So ****** up.

bobsanction 18

Thursday 1 April 2021 8:37

That's your moms fault, not yours.

Tui Nathan 3

Thursday 1 April 2021 19:52

You mean both parents

princess_stabitty 20

Thursday 1 April 2021 16:53

If your dad never wanted to become a dad, then probably he should keep it in his pants and not stick it into your mother.

tounces7 27

Friday 2 April 2021 18:06

You know, this isn't really about that though. What he said was horrible, but "blaming" him for her birth isn't much less horrible. He's obviously one person who should have simply been allowed to opt out of being a father, since he clearly wasn't a good one. We have to get past the whole "keep it in your pants" or "keep your legs crossed" nonsense. These are normal human urges, and people often DO do things to try to prevent pregnancy, that happen to fail on a regular basis.

Tui Nathan 3

Thursday 1 April 2021 19:51

😲Wow shit, that's rough! He's a ******* dick(no offence) it's not your fault.

Vesi 29

Thursday 1 April 2021 20:58

Why.. WHY would anyone say OP deserved this? No-one deserves to get treated like crap by their parent because they exist.

CowgirlWithHeart 15

Friday 2 April 2021 0:57

If your dad knew he didn't want children that badly he could have made sure he didn't have any, it was his fault you were born, not yours. Don't blame yourself.

Sandra Petersen 2

Friday 2 April 2021 1:05

My father didn't want any children either, but here I am. He made me feel so unwanted, worthless when I met him. I did nothing to him as well.

JasonThorn 20

Friday 2 April 2021 7:00

"Dad, wherever you are...and if you can hear me over THE RAGING FLAMES...if I had ANY choice in the matter, what makes you think I would choose YOU...?"