Today, I heard from my dad for the first time in over six months. It was through Facebook, in a message blaming my brothers and me for his horrible life, and in which he spelled my name wrong. FML
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Today, my dad has dementia and has been getting my name wrong with increasing frequency. During one of his lucid moments, he ended up admitting those wrong names are actually of his other 7 kids, my half siblings to various women, 5 in this country and 2 in Europe, but I’m not to tell my mother. FML
Today, I finally read an email I'd been avoiding. I thought it would be from my dad whom I haven't spoken to in years, and that he was checking on me during the pandemic. It turned out to be spam. The last contact I had with anyone related to my dad was one of his ex's friends, saying she was in jail and needed help. FML
Today, I was confiding in my dad over the phone, after I caught my girlfriend cheating on me. After I hung up and went online, I noticed he'd been live-blogging the whole call on Facebook and commenting that he was considering suicide to escape the boredom. FML
Today, my father who left my family over 10 years ago and never contacted us or paid child support, poked me on Facebook. FML
Today, my father called me for the first time in two weeks since I moved away. Excited, I answered the phone. It was a mistake. He thought he'd called my sister. FML
Today, a woman reached out to me on Twitter to ask me if my dad was OK, since she talks to him every day and they haven't talked in a few days. She also doesn't know if he's in prison or not. My father left when I was 3, and I haven't talked to him in months. FML
Today, I saw my dad for the first time in almost five years, at his funeral. FML
Today, my dad called for the first time in six months. He needs someone to bail him out of jail. FML
Today, I spoke to my dad for the first time in over a year. I've been volunteering in Mongolia, I have no running water, freeze my ass off everyday and communication with anyone who speaks English is scarce. One of the first things my father said to me was, "out of sight, out of mind." FML
Today, my dad posted on Facebook, apologizing to anyone he'd texted the night before. He said he'd gotten wasted and didn't mean anything he said. So much for that first ever "I'm proud of you" then. FML
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sux4u121 10
Just because you had a bad fatherly experience doesn't make fathers overrated. A large majority of dads aren't assholes believe it or not.
redmane 21
My dad died of glioblastoma multiform stage 4 brain cancer when I was 12. He was not overrated. I got my artistic abilities from him and I'm very glad I did. It's a memory to carry with me. Just because yours wasn't there doesn't mean you can say that dads are overrated.
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Comments (63)
jiraii 9
Your dad sounds like an asshole. its probably better that you don't know him.
ophel1a 7
he spelled your name wrong on facebook? where it was CLEARLY SPELLED OUT FOR HIM? /facepalm
doumtabarnack 12
Clearly the kind of person who blames all his problems on anyone but himself! You're probably better off without him!
Lunasis 14
well he certainly sounds like a sorry excuse of a person, my apologies
picante72 24
I'm wondering if my sister posted this. This sounds exactly like something that would happen in my family situation.
EvilUndead 9
If you wait 6 more months, perhaps he'll stop bitching on the Facebook and finally find something better to do.
Tobani 9
What a shit ****
ajeppsen 25
Dead beat dads, they are everywhere. ****. Still can't escape mine. Good luck OP.
alicecooperfan 18
I'm sorry OP. My BF's dad is the same way. Any guy can be a sperm donor but it takes someone special to be a father.
freshprizzle1 13
If this is his attitude after not seeing or speaking with you after six months, block his ass and continue on with life as you have been. He's clearly adding nothing positive into your life as a father or a human being.