Jamesy wrote:
Well as a child his parents were not always there for him since he was sent to boarding school and constantly moved towns and schools because his farther was in the army. Bascily my farther from the age of 7 was given freedom and independance from his parents. My dad also has three brothers and his youngest brother is an alcholoic who has had SERIOUS health problems. So my farther has had things difficult. Evne though my dad was the oldest child he was by no means his parents favourite since his farther was cold and distant to him and gave his youngest brother all the attention. According to my mother my farther and his farther did not always talk.
so my dad has not had it easy since his youngest brother started to down the beer more after his farther died in 1991 and of course my dads mother died in 1997 so its been difficult.
You aren't responsible for your father's problems. Quit making excuses for him.
You are doing exactly what I did for the longest time. I DESPERATELY wanted to believe my parents loved me. I blamed myself for all of the negative crap they heaped on me. Then I started to really get it. The poison was within their own psyches. It took a clean break from them to even start getting some sense of control. It is a sad thing when not speaking to your parents is the only way one can gain peace of mind. But it's better than being infected by their poison. I haven't spoken to my mother in ten years or more,.my father maybe twice in 25 years. Is it painful? Hell yeah. There is still a part of me that wishes for something to fill that void. But it was, for me at least, the only way out.
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