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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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, 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, while at a family reunion, my parents kept bringing up horrible things I did when I was about 4-6 years-old that I've been trying to forget for decades. After a while, I just stormed out. When I came back in the room, my dad had the nerve to ask me why I left and why I wasn't talking to him. FML
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
Today, my dad lied and said he was busy working, all because he didn't want to see me. FML
Today, a woman reached out to me on Twitter to ask me if my dad was OK, since she talks to him every day and they haven't talked in a few days. She also doesn't know if he's in prison or not. My father left when I was 3, and I haven't talked to him in months. FML
Today, I learned that now that my mom is dead, and my dad doesn't need my emotional support during her illness anymore, he's going to go back to insulting me every time he talks to me. 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, 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, I tried to reconcile with my estranged father after learning that all the things my mom said were lies to turn me against him. He refused and told me that he has a new daughter and that I'm not part of the picture. I know I deserve it but… FML
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bigredmonkeybutt 30
They’re just looking for juicy details.
Chazzster 32
Let me guess, you are now or will be soon a college student and they are trying to figure a way to get dad to share the expense… OP, if after many years you feel you have good reason to avoid contact with a particular relative, there is no reason to change that. But make sure your decision is based on your interactions with Dad and not what Mom has told you. It’s pretty common that ex’s talk shit about their ex while never mentioning their own flaws. Things are rarely one sided only.
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bigredmonkeybutt 30
They’re just looking for juicy details.
Chazzster 32
Let me guess, you are now or will be soon a college student and they are trying to figure a way to get dad to share the expense… OP, if after many years you feel you have good reason to avoid contact with a particular relative, there is no reason to change that. But make sure your decision is based on your interactions with Dad and not what Mom has told you. It’s pretty common that ex’s talk shit about their ex while never mentioning their own flaws. Things are rarely one sided only.