Talk

Flip

Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you need help urgently or expert advice, please see our domestic violence webguide and/or relationships webguide. Many Mumsnetters experiencing domestic abuse have found this thread helpful: Listen up, everybody

1 2

Relationships

Father's Day jealousy. Anyone else?

27 replies

CaulkheadUpNorth · 15/06/2014 08:46

I've posted before about the rocky relationship with my dad. There is a history of inappropriate comments/attention etc from him, and the last time I saw him I walked out as he was continually commenting on my "pussy". (Which was slightly disguised as concern about my cat).

So today is Father's Day and I'm feeling so jealous of other peoples relationships with their fathers, and how it just doesn't feel fair that he is like this.

I wondered if anyone had an suggestions/ideas as to how to overcome this jealousy? I know other people have it much worse.

OP posts:

Report

PerfectlyPosed · 15/06/2014 19:58

I have a bad relationship with my dad too and have avoided Facebook today knowing that it will be full of people saying they have the best dad ever, etc. it will all be over tomorrow though

Report

Appletini · 17/06/2014 23:40

"Slightly different and not aimed at anyone in particular but my dad died 2 years ago and I am massively jealous of everyone today, and very resentful of those with useless fathers still alive - why couldn't it be them who died and not my dad?!"

I'll take a dead nice dad over the shit one I had.