Today, I sent my father a text asking when he was finally coming to meet his 4-month-old granddaughter. His response? "I forgot." He forgot he has a granddaughter. FML
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Feronia 12
I'm the OP. He is most definitely not suffering from any disease that could impair his memory, and even if he did, his girlfriend could have reminded him. He is suffering from being an immense asshole. He never was much of a father to me, but he bawled like a baby when he got the news about my pregnancy, visited me in the hospital where I was waiting for the last 1.5 months before going into labor and I expected him to become a bit more involved. To the people saying maybe the family is too big: I am his only daughter, this is his first grandchild. He has no nieces, no nephews and no young cousins. So it's impossible to drown in babynews in my family.
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giantsfan2010 23
Seriously? You would think he would have been there since the babies birth.
ShadowGenius 12
Alzheimer's?
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giantsfan2010 23
Seriously? You would think he would have been there since the babies birth.
Swandive235 27
Tell him you forgot that he's dead to you.
mellajella 14
Umm, not to make any assumptions, but maybe he's beginning to show the early stages of Alzheimer's disease if he forgot his granddaughter who was born recently.
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
maybe he just forgot he made plans with op. ..
cameosurgeon 16
23, i agree. I was thinking it's more likely that the father forgot that he was supposed to come over to see the child, than that he completely forgot the child even exists.
ExtremeEncounter 32
He forgot he has one, or he forgot to visit? Maybe that's what he meant...?
Cian_1 28
Maybe he forgot he had a daughter, too. Damn memor... wait, what was I talking about?!
Kaygirl2013 13
23, I mean I don't know for sure, but I just want to point out that the says that he forgot he had a grandchild. Maybe during the conversation, he said that. No way to know for sure, but you may be right.
Johnnycake23 42
At least he didn't say anything worse like "people forget things all the time, like birth control!"
Johnnycake23 42
A friend of mine from hs's father pulled that card when she asked him something similar actually!
kinky44 28
"I forgot [to be a good grandpa]"
awkwardeer 26
More like forgot to be a good father.
buckstop1 37
#20, I think you need to re-read the FML...
theaaxis 27
Forgetting his daughter had a kid makes him a pretty terrible dad actually..
Izabushel 65
Visiting is not going to mean much to a 4 month old baby but it's going to mean a heck of a lot to his daughter. So a bad grandpa yes, but a worse father.
soulreaper12296 28
That is a dick move, but for all you know he's had other stuff going on that's keeping him busy.
ohSNAPyall 27
He could have called.
Redoxx_fml 22
Like FarmVille
Smooth_Criminal 24
**** Farmville
ShadowGenius 12
Alzheimer's?
dakatabg 31
That's the first thing that came on my mind
xChaos 29
Maybe he's still getring used to it, after all, it's only been 4 months.
shessohighh 10
That's a little extreme for early stages of alzheimers. If it's to the point where he doesn't remember a major life event like a grandchild's birth, I think OP would already know he had it and wouldn't have posted this.
teentee401 37
Pretty sure this wouldn't be an FML if the grandfather had a good reason for forgetting
datguy69s 21
if your father is like that, don't expect much from him
jqmalang 17
Old men forget but forgetting about a grandson that is 4 months old is a little too much.
MetalxSoldier 26
*Granddaughter
xswitch74 17
Maybe its cause of age?
abNormal62 23
Maybe they aren't as close as people are assuming, either emotionally or geographically It still hurts but more details are needed to make an informed comment
wakemeupplease 21
At least he still remembers you :p