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To never speak to this arse again?

17 replies

ArendelleQueen · 08/09/2015 18:57

This arse being my father. He's always been awkward and occasionally emotionally abusive but I've tried to set boundaries and salvage our relationship. He had fucked me off beyond belief today and I just don't want to see him ever again.

I don't post on facebook much and only have a small group of family and friends. I shared a quote on FB this morning. It was very poignant and said by someone who lives with the same condition that I have. (For full MN disclosure, it wasn't twee and no sparkly stuff!) Anyway, as I walked through the door from work this evening, my father phoned me to inform me that I should take down my post about "my special needs" in a sneery voice. Apparently, it's "embarrassing" to inform my family/friends that I have a disability Shock which is bizarre if nothing else, because my disability affects my mobility and I have used crutches for 2 years. It's pretty obvious and those on my FB know me well, have visited me in hospital, so they know.

Maybe I'm overreacting because of how badly he's behaved in the past. My sister told me to suck it up because he's said worse but I am offended and angry at the slight towards my disability.

OP posts:
bluebellforest · 08/09/2015 19:05

How absolutely awful for you. What an awful waste of space your Dad sounds.
I would delete his arse of Facebook for a start and tell him to go f#@k himself too.
Flowers

katemiddletonsothermum · 08/09/2015 19:05

Don't say anything directly to him. Just unfriend him on facebook.

bluebellforest · 08/09/2015 19:06

^
Throws up another f

redexpat · 08/09/2015 19:06

Did you tell him to fuck off? If not YWBU.

OurBlanche · 08/09/2015 19:07

Go back to FB and post

"Many thanks to my wonderful father for his support and understanding"

Then tell him to do that wonderful MN thing.... FOTTFSOFATFOSM.

Embarrass him to the fullest amount. Pillock!

Oh, and tell your sister, it is OK not to accept such shite, maybe she could try it and see how much better, less anxious she will feel about him.

I have a similarly stupid father, does it show Smile

ArendelleQueen · 08/09/2015 19:39

I didn't tell him to fuck off because I revert back to a scared little girl when I speak to him. Is it chicken shit to text it?

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paulapompom · 08/09/2015 19:50

What a shitty thing to do/say. At the risk of sounding twee, don't we all have different needs? This kind of stigmatising is ridiculous!! I bet none of your family are at all embarrassed that you have a disability - why would they be. I am sorry you have had to go through this. Yes text him if you want to do it that way, he's out of order Flowers

MagicalHamSandwich · 08/09/2015 19:51

I'm really sorry, OP, and I can really imagine how shit this feels!

I have a very fraught relationship with my own dad (yours sounds a bit similar to mine in some ways - especially the stupid not embarrassing the family part). I don't contact him nowadays. He drunk calls me whenever he is inevitably dumped by one of his affairs expecting comfort and otherwise ignores the fact that he has daughters. Stopped speaking to him the day I realized my boss liked me a lot more than he does - bad day that involved a lot of Wine.

It's hard to go NC with a parent and I do sometimes feel guilty. That having been said: I really don't need a parent who obviously doesn't love either me or my sister in my life to remind me just how worthless I am.

Cut him loose, OP, and Flowers to you!

MamaLazarou · 08/09/2015 19:52

Unfriend him! Nasty beast. He doesn't deserve you x

FelineLou · 08/09/2015 19:53

Take the high road and try some passsive aggression.
" To those of my friends who are embarrassed by my disability I hope you never have to experience anything similar. I do my best. Thanks for your support to the caring folk."
He is an arse but he won't be changed by lots of "f"s.

pictish · 08/09/2015 19:57

Unfriend him. Then text "Hi dad...have removed you from my facebook list, so you won't be embarrassed by my posts any more. Problem solved."

Topseyt · 08/09/2015 19:59

If you are FB friends with him then unfriend him and also block him. If he doesn't do FB then just text him and tell him to F off and keep his shitty opinions to himself.

What an arse.

Foffyouwanker · 08/09/2015 19:59

I would just cut contact. No need to call or text, just delete and block.
And block his phone no too!

Hereslookingatchoo · 08/09/2015 20:02

Unfriend in FB and 'unfriend' in life.....blood isn't thicker than water, you don't need to put up with that shit OP.

AyeAmarok · 08/09/2015 20:03

If you need to text to say your piece the of course that's fine.

He's being an arse.

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 08/09/2015 20:06

I'd be tempted to reply that having a disability is not embarrassing but being a shit father is.

I would just block him.

Sorry you had to experience that.

rembrandtsrockchick · 08/09/2015 20:16

Blood IS thicker than water.

It also contains clots!

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