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_salami_

Hot take: As a girl dealing with daddy issues, it is NOT my sole responsibility to repair and/or restore my issues with my dad. I have forgiven somethings and voiced my issues with him. More of the responsibility should be the one in power over me (him).
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Anonymous 16w

YES I WAS JUST SAYING THIS IN ANOTHER WAY

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Anonymous 16w

THANK YOU. my mom keeps telling me i should make more of an effort to repair our relationship and i’m like tell him that shit. i’m tired of being the one to always compromise, never ONCE has he apologized to me for the shit he’s done wrong.

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Anonymous 16w

Agreed

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Anonymous 16w

I’m definitely on board with this, I’m lucky enough to say that my family doesn’t believe it to be my responsibility to reconnect with my dad as an adult. As a kid/teen, I really wanted to connect with him and our relationship has shifted as adults but he’s got a literal baby in the mix now and that changes a lot for me, personally. I don’t feel the need to connect with him, I may feel now like I may be obligated to be in a babies life as a big sister.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16w

like it’s great that he’s getting Therapy now, but I know that Therapy is just solving his issues with himself and I don’t think he’s going to really bring our relationship into it I don’t want it to be my responsibility to fix us when I’m the one that had to leave

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16w

I think my dad couldnt hand therapy cause he can’t face his own wrong doings. Also like um… I was the fucking child. Until 18 and dealing with own very real and traumatic problems with little support.

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Anonymous replying to -> slutty_anakin 16w

THANK YOU

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Anonymous replying to -> _salami_ 16w

“the phone works two ways” “you can start the conversations too” PLEASE I hate when people always try to make themselves the victim

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Anonymous replying to -> slutty_anakin 16w

Either denial or turning it on how he has issues or making him the victim with how "he's the problem" or something. Like yeah dad but that doesn't acknowledge how you affected ME! ME YOUR DAUGHTER YOU CLAIM TO LOVE!

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

How you should repair the relationship? Like he’s not a whole ass man? Like let’s be honest, you’re the one who deserves a fucking apology or an admission that what he did was wrong. But no apparently

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Anonymous replying to -> _salami_ 16w

omg literally!!! he’s too prideful/stubborn to admit that he has done a lot of things wrong and my mom knows it and ig she’s tired of being in the middle of a strained relationship but it annoys tf out of me that she keeps telling me to be the “bigger person” and just ignore everything he’s done. and the worst part is i have tried to put it all behind me but he just keeps doing the same shit and i’ve had it now lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

like i love my mom so much and ik she sees my side but it pisses me off that she keeps telling me to be the one to do smth about the problem bc she knows i’m ironically the only one who can put my own pride aside and admit to my wrongdoing. like why are we treating my dad like an unstable child

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

TRYING TO PUT IT BEHIND YOU BUT HE DOES THE SAME SHIT IS TOO RELATABLE. Tell your mom the relationship will change when his grown actions do.

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Anonymous replying to -> _salami_ 16w

FR I’M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING THE ONE TO EXTEND AN OLIVE BRANCH EVERY TIME DESPITE NEVER RECEIVING A SINGLE ADMISSION OF GUILT OR APOLOGY

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

That is not your responsibility and I am giving you all the permission to feel that way

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

Fixing issues with your dad at a certain point= him fixing his issues

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Anonymous replying to -> _salami_ 16w

ugh thank you it’s so nice that someone understands and i hope your dad gets his shit together too

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

I given up on hope.

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