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)
bapbap_fml 15
What a douche. I would ask him for any family medical history that you may need in the future and then never speak to him again.
GeorgiaBea 28
Not everyone deserves to be a parent... You have created your own family and that's what counts. My sister just explains to her son that we don't talk to grandma cause she's mean...
Etweens96 25
Better off without him. Don't bother, if he wants something to do with you all of a sudden, tell him off
soulreaper12296 28
Good riddance to him. And if he ever tries coming to you asking for help, I'd just tell him to F off; and threaten to press charges for harassment.
LadyTyger51ne 8
Your life doesn't suck, your deadbeat dad does
AggieMike77 12
He's a jerk. Sorry, but you'll have to write his nasty ass off.
Solano2580 24
Make sure he has no ties to your family. He'll eventually try to contact you or your family, but only when he needs money or something else, that's it. He abandoned you, why should you show him kindness he doesn't even want, or allow him to be in a family he wants nothing to do with.
lmbachman 23
Sweetheart, sometimes you just can't help people and the way they are – you just can't fix stupid. You did a good, from-the-heart act, and he's rejected it twice. As hard as it is, it may be time to let go of the notion that his heart will soften because of a grandchild. I'm sorry, OP; FYL indeed.
mds9986 24
Why would he be embarrassed? He should walk in there like a champ and buy the biggest box they have.
mds9986 24
Oops wrong FML
HollyQuinn 21
This asshole is not worth your time. Congrats on the baby though! At least you're trying to be a better dad than your own.