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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Today, my estranged father, with whom I haven't spoken in years, called me and demanded to know where his Father's Day gift was. FML
Today, I got a missed call from my dad, who hasn't talked to me in months and has vowed not to have anything to do with me. I called him back excitedly and apologized for missing his call, and we had a 20-second conversation about how his phone accidentally dialed my number. FML
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
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, whenever I call my father on the phone he never answers, but if I ever ignore his calls he wishes me dead. FML
Today, it's my 21st birthday. I got a call from my deadbeat dad, who I thought had finally mellowed and had something nice to say. Nope; he just told me I'm 21 years a disappointment, then hung up. FML
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
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
Today, my dad might be dead. I'm basing this solely on the fact that he hasn't called recently to verbally abuse me as he often does. He constantly beat me as a child, yet now I'm kind of worried for the piece of shit. FML
Today, I received a short happy birthday message from my father. He’s never been one to show affection, and I haven’t spoken to him in months since he only reaches out to ask for money. This might have given me hope that he cares or wants a relationship with me. Except… it’s not my birthday, and I don’t think he knows that. FML
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ShleeG 23
you and your son are much better off without him
autiger0612 18
Sorry OP. I would say your best chance is to leave him alone and maybe wait until he comes around. Nothing much you can do there. Hope you two can have a better relationship on the future.
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Comments (72)
mixximoo 24
He doesn't deserve you and your son OP. Sorry your dad is such an ugly person
interesting33 36
i'd be interested to see the court laugh their heads of when he files harassment
lightbane 4
in the uk we have jeramy kyle. i know he does USA shows.... id drag his fail ass and give it a huge public whopping on there
raaron773 19
Thats the worst parenting I've ever seen :( sorry OP you guys are better without him.
igg125 30
Maybe you should get the hint.
minagiv 11
Well, then, he doesn't deserve to be a part of your awesome life. My father hasn't been a part of my life for 16 years (I'm 30). He has never met either of his amazing grandsons, nor does he deserve to. Be strong!
tgranatire_12 19
Please explain you assholes how he deserves this?
ragnarok1540 39
You and your son are definitely better off without him in your lives. As a side not, if he walked out of your life when you were a child, you might consider legal means to collect any unpaid child support payments. It is the legal right of the child, even when beyond the age of majority, to collect on any back payments of child support owed by the non-custodial parent.
loubabe69 19
It's hard to except that some humans are not capable of caring for there own flesh and blood, people like that will only bring misery. So sorry.
NYGiants1925 22
Idk why you're still even trying, I would have stopped a long time ago.