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So. Without trauma dumping, I'll simply say my dad is a bad dad. What's a father's day gift that says "you're dead to me, but I'm still doing things to keep drama at bay"?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. I'm trying to stay close to my mom, and she's desperately trying to hold the family together, so if I don't do anything, he would play the victim and use my mom's hurt feelings against me. So I'm most likely going to just do something very generic, like you said.

[โ€“] andallthat 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You're in a situation you don't deserve, but you are trying not to make it worse for your mom. I think you rock! I wish you all the best