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
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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 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
Today, my dad asked me to stop calling him "dad" because it’s too weird for his girlfriend’s kids to hear, because they call him dad. FML
Today, my dad's new wife, who is two years younger than me (I'm 24) and hates that I'm a lesbian, threw a fit when I told her that I would never call her Mom. My dad took her side. I don't live with them but still… FML
Today, I happily introduced my stepfather to my friends as my dad. He told me, "Don't ever fucking call me that." 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 father called me to ask what my middle name is. He apparently needed to know it to remove me out from his will. 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
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, my estranged father died. No one bothered to tell me, and the only reason I found out was because his wife texted my sister. When I asked about the service, I was told I was not welcome in the state he had lived in, because I was no longer family. 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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thew_fml 14
he's an ass
Lounia_fml 8
Tell him that he can't contact you either because it would be awkward explaining to your new dad.
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Comments (216)
SSARJS_fml 0
TBH i would just do some research find out where he lives and just go for a visit. Don't all kids come and visit without notice :D
gatorgrl1988 0
yo **** your dads life. u don't need him.
killurbeer 0
pretty sure i've seen this one before
girlygirl666 0
Um, yeah. I'm pretty sure in this whole big world we live in, that something like this just may have happened once or twice before, Sherlock.
perdix 31
I'm sorry. That sounds awful. I hate to say it, but you are better off with no dad than that bliksem fokken doos! Maybe you ought to go drink yourself motherless. ;)
ut_fan1 0
definetly show up. what kind of dad is that to tell you that. show up on his birthday to make it even better
Floydaholic 0
You should contact him anyway! What sort of father is he?!
Twinklestar 0
That's really awful. =(
nofriends28 0
I agree with everyone else. You should definitely go see him or contact his wife and/or kids (depending how old they are). He is the one who decided to leave and abandon his family and child so who cares if it is 'awkward' for him? He needs to deal with the difficulties and emotional consequences of his actions. There is no reason you should have to bear all of the burden of this, when you didn't cause it, and let him be comfortable in his new life getting off scot-free! Show up, make it 'awkward'!
Carbonchild 0
Become best mates with his stepkids. It'll drive him nuts.
slaveowner190461 0
well screw him now u can blackmail him say ul show up to his house with pics and a birth certificate if he doesnt send you money every week
ifmlftw 0
WIN