Today, I told my dad to go to the doctor, as he’s been hacking his lungs up every minute for a month, and I've not had a decent night’s sleep since then. He insists he’s not sick, and my mom yelled at me because she sleeps in the same room and is able to sleep through it. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my daughter has an ear infection and hasn’t slept more than 15 minutes a night for the last three days. Well tonight she was finally asleep, but I needed to take my own tablets. I had a violent coughing fit while choking on them, and woke her up. FML
Today, I had an asthma attack while in bed with my boyfriend. He interrupted my desperate coughing only to tell me to shut up. He then rolled over to go back to sleep. FML
Today, I complained to my parents about chest pains. My mom said, "For fuck’s sake, it’s our day off. Can we just have ONE day without your drama?" Turns out, I was actually having a heart attack. She still won’t apologize, and is in fact mad at me for having a heart attack on her day off. FML
Today, my dad set the smoke alarm off at 6 a.m. as a "practice drill." I was woken up so suddenly, I fell out of bed into the bucket of sick I had been throwing up into the night before due to flu. Dad yelled at me for not getting out of the house in time. FML
Today, once again I tried to convince my dad to stop smoking. And once again, while I was speaking, he lit up a cigarette and smoked until my asthma flared up and I was wheezing so hard that I had to leave the room. FML
Today, I got fed up with my neighbor who has been coughing, night and day, for six months. I rang at her door to tell her about several remedies I know of to help, so I could sleep. I thus found out she has lung cancer. FML
Today, at the ungodly hour of 11 PM, my dad called to tell me he was driving my mom to the hospital because she was having breathing problems. It turned out to be nothing serious, but my brain decided to freak out anyway, effectively making me unable to fall asleep. Now, I have to go to work like this. FML
Today, I was feeling too tired because I couldn't sleep last night, due to my mother's snoring. Since I stayed with both my parents and my sister in a small town for a vacation, I requested to sleep in separate rooms because my mother's snoring is disgustingly loud. She refused, and called me a crybaby. FML
Today, as I was taking care of my mom while my dad was at work, she fell asleep. This would be fine, except she has one of the worst cases of sleep apnea ever recorded. Her snores are so loud, they almost sound like gunshots. I can't leave her alone or block out the sound in case she stops breathing for too long. FML
Today, I overheard my mom telling my aunt what an “attention-seeking drama queen” I’ve been lately. All I asked was that she not smoke around me. I’ve had asthma all my life and am currently recovering from Covid. She thinks it’s all a conspiracy, meanwhile I haven’t taken a deep breath in weeks. FML
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Alan883 11
might sound stupid, but maybe offer to go with him ? yea, i know, dad is a grown man and all... but honestly now. if its as bad as you make it sound its possible your dad is simply scared it could be serious and refuses to go to the doctor because that makes it less real. fight or flight and all, it's the wrong reaction to have given the situation, but once stuck in this loop of denial some people need an outside push even if they themselves logically know better.
Brightside86 31
1) If this was a TV show you would just tell him we're going to the bar/church or w/e and just pull into the doctor's. 2) Or it's cancer he already knows and is keeping it on the DL. Sad but common.
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Brightside86 31
1) If this was a TV show you would just tell him we're going to the bar/church or w/e and just pull into the doctor's. 2) Or it's cancer he already knows and is keeping it on the DL. Sad but common.
tiptoppc 21
My dad did this when I was 16. Gave me Hantavirus and an immune disorder that alone almost killed me. Now I’m living with tons of medical issues including stage-renel failure, a heart that will no longer beat correctly and an aneurysm in my head.
Alan883 11
might sound stupid, but maybe offer to go with him ? yea, i know, dad is a grown man and all... but honestly now. if its as bad as you make it sound its possible your dad is simply scared it could be serious and refuses to go to the doctor because that makes it less real. fight or flight and all, it's the wrong reaction to have given the situation, but once stuck in this loop of denial some people need an outside push even if they themselves logically know better.
D J's MOM 17
silly question, but why isn't it your mom's job to take him?