#My dad sucks

[scripturesofateenagegirl]

Q.A.B.

a poem i wrote about my biological dad. ive never posted something this personal online before haha so im very nervous to share it! the title is our initials lol

I don't know your birthday

I don't know your age

I don't know anything

Yet we share a name

I'm so mad at you I can't breathe

Your incompetence bequeathed

My tree forsook its only apple

And then left for NYC

Abandonment isn't an accident

Fatherhood isn't optional

It took you nearly a decade to try

How much of that was spent forgetting?

Your return hurts more than your absence

Our divide somehow grows farther

And if blood is thicker than water

Why weren't you there for your daughter?

Questioning and begging for answers from a brick wall

So much wasted breath on your name

My love for you feels like utter sin

Forever and always, Q.

the last line sounds a little better when i don't have to censor the name lol but this is a very emotional poem and mostly just me pouring my emotions so sorry if it's a little incohesive or inconsistent! criticism is always appreciated ^_^

[northlt03]

Sometimes i forget you cant actually get a random father figure irl

Like im still expecting my great adventure where this reluctant old grumpy man turns into my dad slowly and loves me fiercely and will do anything for me

[sincerelyang3l]

you should all be incredibly proud of me for fighting off the urge to post a picture of a milk jug under one of those “post your dad for Father’s Day!!” Instagram ‘add yours’.

[vanillekatzen]

When Spotify puts women in my angry dad rock mix, but I’m pretty sure my dad actually hates women 🤔 like that man is NOT listening to Kittie

[gayforerwinxlevi]

Idea: a tv show where people can get Gordon Ramsey to yell at their parents and tell them about how they suck at parenting

[unofficially-racetrack]

I think I know what’s preventing myself from actually trying to figure out my gender and who I am.

My dad is Christian as fuck, and he doesn’t support LGBTQ+

[strangebossyuri]

I am not having fun today

[alexislovesjvo]

bro my dad looked thru my phone and almost made me delete all my johnny orlando and sturniolo triplets photos and almost made me delete wattpad

[jdropglitchartz]

Me:*trying to get along with my irl dad* hey look what I drew! *shows a angst picture*

Dad:all you draw is negative stuff *negative talking*

Me:well not all of it is bad- this char is a half alien half fallen ange- [Fallen angel looking is what I tried to say]

Dad:satans angels-.. see always negative- Me:.. can I talk for 2 SECONDS

How's your day going?

[kittyoverlord]

Saw my dad tonight for the first time in years and threw a cup of water on him.

He's been going to places he know my mom will be to keep hurting her post their divorce. There's a lot more context, but he deserved it.

I was on my way out and saw my opportunity. I "tripped" and tossed the water, made eye contact, said, "sorry" in a way that made it clear I was not sorry, and quickly walked out.

I think I would have regretted not doing it. The risk benefit worked in my favor, and my dad's face was priceless.

[diamondeyes-deluxe]

Another thing that makes this kind of infuriating to me is... these people do not offer alternatives. They tell me to get a good job and get a house and get a new car but when I ask how to do those things they shrug. I'm getting a good job ($16/hr with free housing) to afford a new car (camper van to live in rent free while working in $15/hr min wage states to save up for a down payment and some cushion) and eventually buying a house (for less than 100k in a beautiful state with a high minimum wage and low crime and plenty of entertainment). But because I'm not doing it "right", because I can't do it the same way they did it 30 or 60 years ago when they were my age, or maybe even because it involves me moving to different states, it's not good enough for them.

What do they want me to do! I don't understand! Work for 9 dollars a day while paying 1200 in rent and somehow, somehow, miraculously save up enough for a down payment on a 300k house, which I will continue paying off into my 50s? Never getting a fucking break? Can they just be happy for me? They can't help me so can they just be happy for me? Can they just be happy that I'm smart, and that I've found a way to fucking Do Life despite everything in this fucking country being stacked up against me, despite my mental health being absolutely shot for most of my life. I am telling them I'm happy, I've found a way to be happy, this will make me happy. Why can they not just share my joy. Why must they instead respond with "it would suck to get a cold while living in a van" and "ooooh a single wide is so small for a permanent home" I'm gonna cry. Just be happy for me.

[sincerelyang3l]

all kids with nonexist fathers should start a union and rise up today

[lonely-cats-blog]

In the morning he said he'll drop me off at home after school but then when I ask he tells me to just walk home on my own. I say no and that it's raining and cold and then he says to just walk to the office. And as I'm doing that he says he'll meet me and take me home and asks where I am. I tell him and then he doesn't respond and tells me to keep coming because he has a toddler for me to look after

[threshersharky]

I present, my “father”! Dear people.

"I'm not the problem these kids are." -my “dad”

Note: me and my brothers are adolescent, all under the age of 17, he is an adult the age of 29-30(I don’t care to keep track.)

[aurora-boreas-borealis]

the most pathetic thing a parent could do to a child is to insult them to the point where they despise every inch of themselves

[alastors-prophet]

…… what is your intense obsession with squirrels about

That’s about the only thing I can comment about here

Also curious to know why you mysteriously aren’t welcome back to your friend’s place after crashing on their couch……

Obsession??? OBSESSION???

I have sworn WAR on the squirrels! It is NOT an obsession, it is a burning HATRED!

My fucking FATHER thinks he's SOOOO GOOD that he just HAS to save every little creature he comes across. Even when he isn't "nursing something back to life" or whatever bullshit, he is putting more energy into doing things for SQUIRRELS than he does for ME, HIS OWN CHILD.

Even worse was when he expected me to HELP?!??? DON'T DRAG ME INTO THIS! Those things are EVIL. They HATE ME almost as much as I HATE THEM. Thankfully he realized that forcing me to help is a BAD IDEA after that one time.

If I could purge this world of squirrels, I WOULD.

Those foul creatures do NOT DESERVE to be allowed to SOIL THIS PLANET with their WRETCHED PRESENCE.