Today, I was pouring my heart out to my dad about how I'm such a loser and how I have no friends. He listened sympathetically, until his phone buzzed with a text message. He said, "Balls, the guys from work wanna get shitfaced!" and took a rain check on me. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I got a text message. It said, "I'm so drunk. What you up to, girl?" It was my dad. FML
Today, my dad got drunk at a party and flashed me and my friends. 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
Today, after being dumped by my boyfriend of two years, I poured my heart out to my dad. He nodded and looked sympathetic throughout. Afterwards, I asked him what I should do. He replied, "How the hell should I know?" and awkwardly left my room. FML
Today, my boyfriend met my parents. Within minutes, my dad managed to verbally sever his balls and reduce him to tears, "just for fun" apparently. FML
Today, I told my Dad I was an alcoholic and had decided to seek help. His reply, "Don't stop drinking, you are the life of the party, funny and beautiful when you drink." FML
Today, at work, I was told I was a failure. Feeling like crap, I went to my best friend to see if he could make me laugh. He told me that he felt obligated to hang out with me, so he thought that we shouldn't anymore. FML
Today, I scored two prime baseball tickets from a supplier at work. I phoned my dad to tell him the good news. He said that's great, my brother and him would love to see the game. I said, no, I'm taking you to the game. He told me I was being selfish and hung up the phone. FML
Today, I was telling my dad how my boyfriend dumped me yesterday. He responded by blowing his nose into his hand, wiping it in my hair, then saying "There, a REAL problem to whine about." FML
Today, I came home to find my dad drinking. Trying to be cheerful, I greeted him with a "Hi, dad!" He sighed, shook his head, and said "It hurts me when you call me that." FML
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feytensn 25
So sorry for you. But we, strangers care about you. So go out there and make some friends!
MDoremis 38
Just remember: No one is alone. There are people who feel just like you, and it's rough, but it gets better.
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Comments (72)
suosi 21
lets be friends
MakeTodayADTR 20
Things getting pretty lonely at the citadel, Arch Maester?
rachelthelime_fml 29
That's awful.. I hope you get to spend some uninterrupted quality time with your father soon OP :)
jayennachristine 23
Feel free to message me if you want to talk, there's tons of people out here that care
Yazoo77 16
Have you tried anonymous venting websites?
Rented_eyebrows 18
Why? 0.0 stop trying to avoid the problem! Whining will not improve your situation.
Yazoo77 16
Whining? Venting isn't whining. It's releasing your thoughts instead of keeping them inside and feel down all the time. You vent, then the listener suggests ways to improve, or you go to a counselor if things are drastic. Otherwise, be active and go out talking to people.
GhostFox 34
"Whining" is cathartic. Also, a lot of what people call "whining" is seeking companionship and advice. Actual whining is excessive complaining over minor matters. Feeling like a loser and feeling rejected is not a minor matter, and the OP's dad is quite the arse.
Cads1 24
You should try to man up a little.
GeorgiaBea 28
It gets better. Promise.
ZombieScoobyDoo 20
Did you ever stop to consider that maybe you're "friendless" because you complain about life instead of fixing it? Just say hey to someone. Start a conversation. Easiest way to make a friend. Sitting inside complaining to your dad is only making your life worse.
GhostFox 34
Not everyone is good at making friends. Starting up small talk also isn't the easiest thing is the world, and "just say[ing] hey" to people isn't easy either. It also sounds like the OP HAS tried to make friends, several times. But if the OP is in high school or lives in a small community or town, then they have to deal with cliques- and if there isn't a clique that has similar interests at their location, or the OP's interests are shamed where they are, it makes it even more difficult. There's also the chance of rejection, even if OP tries to be friendly, which can be seriously harmful, especially if the OP has social anxiety issues or something similar. For all you know, he could be a victim of harassment from the people in his location, and once someone becomes a target, bystanders are even less likely to want anything to do with someone. They worry about becoming a target themselves, and tell themselves it isn't their problem. So instead of assuming the OP somehow deserves being ignored by his own father for a drug, you could actually try to have some empathy.
Rented_eyebrows 18
you need friends, friends you shall get! Get a job, join a training centre, go college, just do stuff instead on sitting at home! You will meet new people... Trust me.... I've just completed my SIA training and have met two wonderful people... Just get out there (y) Ooh Yh, don't stay with people who put you down :D
Rented_eyebrows 18
Wooow lool, you must be fun at parties!