Need to Vent - Thanks Religious Assholes

[Salacious B. Crumb]

He won't listen because he's ill.  He doesn't think he's ill, but he is.  And unless he recognizes it (and if he's like my father, he likely thinks that psychiatrists/psychologists are nothing more than liberal quacks who profit from messing with people's thoughts and morality, and ending relationships), he'll never accept what you try to point out to him.  He may pay lip service to get you back into the house, because people like him get off on keeping others under their thumb, but he won't mean it.

And that sucks, and it's sad.  And it will take years to get over.  Like I said, I haven't been in the same room as my father for about 15 years (I think it may be 14, actually, when we were going through the trial).  And it took a long, long time to work through my issues and become healthier.  And I'm not completely unaffected by his damage even today.  I hope I am someday, but I know it'll take more time.  But, I'm a lot better, a lot more whole now as a person than I ever was when he was around.

That's why I say never go back.  You won't be able to heal if he's in the picture.  It's way too easy to fall into old roles and patterns of behavior, and the cycle won't break.

lol liberal quacks, sounds like that would be a possibility that he would say that or he’d say, “What are they going to tell me that I already don’t know?” or “You guys are fucking assholes, I’m the one who needs help here!?? I’m the one?! You guys are always ganging up on me! I should just pack up and leave, is that what you want?” “What are they going to tell me I don’t know, be nice and good to each other, I know that, I’m not Obama.”

Yeah, and my mom is my hero too. I wouldn’t mind living with her the rest of my life, although I’d prefer to have my own space or share it with someone else that I could get along with very well, like a good friend or girlfriend. As long as I’m not with my dad, or someone that wants drama or to fight all the time, I’d be happy.