Today, I had a serious conversation with my dad about my brother and me. It started with, "I love you", and ended with,"You and your brother were mistakes." FML
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Today, I was sitting in my room when my dad walked in to talk. He said I'm not the son he'd hoped for, and that he'd been let down as a father. He said I should change the way I am so that he could love me more. It was the longest conversation I've had with my dad in years. FML
Today, my younger brother and I got into a fight over who the favorite child is. My mom overheard, came in the living room and said, "It's your little brother, now shut up." She was serious. FML
Today, I was talking to my dad about how I don’t think I love my fiancé anymore. He sat me down and gave me a severe talking to that amounted to, “We’re a respectable religious family, he’ll be a good husband, you’ll make babies and grow old together. You don’t need to love him to do that.“ FML
Today, I got a text from my mom that said, "Your dad and I are so proud of you." Sweet, right? It was meant for my brother. FML
Today, I let my step-father know exactly what I thought of him. After a few moments of awkward silence, he leaned towards me and quietly whispered, "Well you're adopted. Your parents never loved you." FML
Today, my dad sat me down for a talk. After the talk, he wasn't my dad anymore. FML
Today, I texted my brother saying, "Always remember I love you! Never forget it!" to which he replied, "You better not be doing drugs." FML
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
Today, my sister teased me about being a mistake baby. When I told my mom what my sister said, her response was "I still love you anyway". FML
Today, I was in the car with my mom. We were discussing my brother, how he's been screwing up majorly lately and she blamed it on his friends. Then she turned to me and said, "It's a good thing you've never had any friends." FML
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amerwin 3
It could be worse. Credit your dad for taking ownership of his "mistakes" and being present in your lives.
sappel 4
aw :| thats fuked up. wat an ass...
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boatkicker 5
Either your father needs to learn the difference between "mistake" (something with unintended negative consequences) and "accident" (something unintended) OR Your father was lying when he said "I love you"
TheDrifter 24
Parents can love their children even while acknowledging that they are complete and total failures who inherited the worst of both of their parents gene pools. Perhaps the mistake OP's father was referring to was his choice to procreate with their mother?
mpoppe1018 2
It's me, not I.
fnyunj 3
Dude; he said "I love you." I have kids who were accidents. Mistakes. I love them. Not too fond of their mother. It's very difficult to put into words - the feelings a dad has for his kids in this situation. You feel guilty, you feel like a horrible person because of what society says you're *supposed* to be. But shit does happen in this world, and relationships don't always work out, and it's a hell of a lot easier to reproduce with someone, than it is to find out whether or not they are good and trustworthy people - (you should try to do that first, of course, but some people are really really good liars). Sometimes, your guilt and shame prevents you from being the dad you could be. Sometimes, the power struggle with a codependent, and manipulative partner, makes it impossible. Fathers are usually in a disadvantageous legal position, as well. But he started with "I love you" - that's a message that should be loud and clear. He may not always show it. But he probably feels it. Believe that. The more you let him love you, the better things will be.
TheTrollrCoaster 2
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SwiftKick2DA 0
beautiful mistakes? hey, I mean Jackie D makes us do alot of shit ya know. plus I'm sure you still have a roof over your head, food, clothes, make-up, games, get to go to school for an education, etc. So I mean love I'm sure lives there ya know home slice
manuelittaa 0
aww;(
PokeSponge123 3
I really want to know how this conversation went.
skylarbee 8
who cars lots if kids were.
ego1 0
what kid isn't a mistake these days
jkpajama 0
no offense but your dads a douche