How do I handle a dad who always puts me down, and actually says that his kids are weaklings and failures to our faces?
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Posted by oldfarmguy Dec 30th, 2011 at 9:01AM
Same as I did with my dad. Keep it in your mind that you can leave as soon as you can get a job and support yourself and do so.
My life is nearing it's end now, but I've done more and accomplished way more that he ever did and have many more real friends than his attitude ever allowed him to have.
But I can assure you of one thing. You'll have many more people throughout life who will do exactly the same. Just never "NEVER" let them influence you.
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Posted by uknaturist Dec 30th, 2011 at 8:41AM
In your mind, You need to dismiss his comments and you also need to look up affirmations and return to these during the day.....Good Luck, your Dad might grow up someday.
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Posted by outofthemanyothers Dec 30th, 2011 at 8:40AM
If you choose to believe it,it eventually affects you
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Reply by Owlii Dec 30th, 2011 at 8:43AM
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Posted by BennDover Dec 30th, 2011 at 8:33AM
Tell him "thank God I'm adopted"
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Posted by whodareswins6 May 14th, 2012 at 5:08PM
If he said that tell him he's not a real father if he said that. Also if he dosent respect you you shouldn't respect him back.
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Posted by oddjobdobson Jan 6th, 2012 at 6:20PM
have childhood protective services remove all of you from that toxic environment
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Posted by sosadallday Dec 30th, 2011 at 11:51PM
Give him a book on abuse- abuse is not only physical, it can be mental and financial, words can hurt more than punches. Tell him that you learned that his saying that is abusive behaviour and an abusive person is not the type of sucess you would hope to attain and he should set a better example. Ask if his father treated him like that- sometimes people learn bad behaviour from what was done to them- tell him it's never to late to learn or change and you hope that he does before it's too late.
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Posted by preciousHrt Dec 30th, 2011 at 9:22AM
Just look at him dead in the eyes and say God Bless you dad have a great day and just walk away....try it :)
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Reply by Owlii Dec 30th, 2011 at 9:25AM
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Reply by preciousHrt Dec 30th, 2011 at 9:26AM
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Posted by drswiss1 Dec 30th, 2011 at 9:11AM
My grandfather is the same way, he lives with us and is constantly berating my brother and I for being "failures." On a funnier note, he calls us "turd 1" and "turd 2", because we're "pieces of ****" I work as an EMT and my brother is in college on a scholarship, so I don't understand what his issue is. In the end, I just realize that his opinion is not the truth and couldn't matter less. I hope everything works out for you, I had problems with my father as well, but he's not in the house anymore; you'll work it out.
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Reply by Owlii Dec 30th, 2011 at 9:22AM
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