Today, I met my paternal grandfather for the first time. I’ve spent the last three months tracking him down. I poured my heart out and told about how much this meant to me. He told me I had a nice rack and asked for a cigarette. FML
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Today, I met my paternal grandparents for the first time, since my dad was never in my life and my mom wouldn’t talk about him. According to them, I have at least 28 other siblings from him, and who knows how many that haven’t come forward. No wonder my mom always hated him. FML
Today, at age 23, I met my absentee father. He went on about how much he missed me and wanted to know more about me. He then asked if I knew where he could get some good weed, and said he'd share it to make up for all the missed birthdays and Christmases. FML
Today, like every other month, I accompanied my paternal grandfather to visit his doctor who's as old as he is, and whom I never spoke to ever. As I waited outside, for the first time ever, grandpa had me come in to meet his doctor. The very moment I stepped into his office, he greeted me with a, "He's obese!" FML
Today, my father contacted me for the first time in close to 2 months. The first thing he did was ask if I wanted to buy some weed. FML
Today, I found out that the man I called grandpa for 40 years is really my dad. My drunk aunt spilled the beans. Her exact words were, "My dad is a better dad to you than he EVER was to me! You never wondered why he treated you better than his other grandchildren? You're his son!" FML
Today, I met my biological father for the first time. He seemed to be slightly intoxicated from the outset, and less than half an hour later, he had tried to intimidate me into "loaning" him several hundred euros for reasons he wouldn't tell me. So long, "dad". FML
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Today, after spending five years regaining contact with my estranged father, I finally met him. I tearfully dropped my luggage and ran to hug him. He belched and told me to get in the car, because he had diarrhea. FML
Today, my dad's cremated remains came in the mail. This is the first time in my entire adult life that he has visited me at my home. FML
Today, I got the guts to call my dad for the first time in nine years. He said he "almost didn't remember" he "had another daughter." Another? FML
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betsymonty 0
It obviously didn't mean that much to him. I've learned that blood relationships don't mean as much as the relationships you've chosen to have.
BannedDistress78 0
how big is your 'rack?'
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Comments (143)
bread_fml 0
How can he mean that much to you if he hasn't even been in your life until now?
fYOURlife1989 0
poor thing. :( that's sad
thingspoo 0
I don't think it's fair that so many people are saying you should have expected this... I mean, for sure, it was a possibility, but when he agreed to meet, I'm sure those kinds of doubts were eased, at the least. It really sucks that he acted the way he did, and I would not see him again if I were you. Your identity is not formed solely by biology, so don't let something like this mean more than it really does.
I_am_stupid_also 6
So the whole time you were pouring your heart out to him, he was checking out your boobs. That will teach you not to build up an imaginary standard that the people in your life have to live up to.
devela 0
I like him! I wanna have a cigarette with him and talk about your rack he was probably joking
RiverRelic 0
Agree with #36 but you also may want to consider that his brain is deteriorating and he's lost some ability to control what comes out of his mouth.
Demon_Squirtle 0
I am thinking of something witty to say, but really that just sucks. I'm sorry for the huge let down. =[
mardog88 0
You must have a nice rack i wish i could see it
catryn 0
Guess there was a reason he was never in your life. I find it best to keep those estranged relatives estranged. Never met my maternal grandmother, but I've never lamented that since she was a drug addict who died and left her only daughter nothing.
bestbear 0
Yep, now you know why he hasn't tried to search for you. On a bright note, scientifically, paternal grandfathers don't share genes with you. (Because he passed his Y chromosome to your dad... which you obviously did not pick up) Thank God, he's not genetically related to you.