• quinacridone@mander.xyz
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      3 months ago

      Ooof what an epitaph

      I never realised how ‘normal’ my family were until I met my bf and his horrendous mother and brothers

      It takes a lot of pain for a person to finally go no contact, or be relieved when a family member finally dies

      There are far too many shitty parents and siblings out there

      I hope you’re still having a good day today, because he’s not here

      • echo@lemmy.today
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        3 months ago

        Thank you, I am. I have two wonderful (now adult) children and can at least give my dad credit for teaching me what kind of father not to be.

    • dkppunk@piefed.social
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      3 months ago

      Yeah, I can agree with this. Mine died about 2 years ago. He didn’t even call to let his own children know he was sick. I had not talked to him for over 25 years and he chose not to reach out when I almost died in a car crash 13 years ago. I finally feel like I can visit my home state without the anxiety of running into him and the woman he cheated with and abandoned his family for.

      I am happy for all the folks who have good dads though. Please give those good guys an extra hug from us ladies who had shitty dads.