This particular event always gets me feeling pretty down. My Dad is a narcissist and as such we have always had a turbulent relationship. He hasn't yet held 8 month old DS and tries not to be around him too long either... Long story, and I've posted about it in the past. We have a barely functioning relationship now; we are basically civil to one another and that's it.
Anyway, my Mum texted me this morning after 2 weeks of no contact (she last texted to thank me for her birthday card) and said 'don't forget it's fathers day soon'. I mean, I'd already got him a card (seems the polite thing to do) but it just jarred.
My mother sent me a letter at the beginning of the year detailing everything id done wrong in the past year (including getting pregnant). I ignored it, but in fact it was the straw that broke the camel's back and sent me into a bit of a downwards spiral further into pnd (which I am currently being successfully treated for). Even when they found out about the pnd, they still didn't offer to help us.
I suppose I just wanted to vent a bit really and say 'how shit that this has happened'. I know I'm wallowing a bit, but I am getting there. I don't really think my relationship with my parents is going to progress any further. They think they were totally right in everything that they did, and that I'm wrong. So that's that. I hope I can do a better job with my own son.