The "Dragonite Dad" meme made me sad... how is your relationship with your father?

[Brawndo]

For the unaware:

Spoiler

I was never one of those spoiled brats who took their parents for granted, but for a variety of reasons which I won't go into my dad and I do not have a good relationship. I wish I could fix my relationship with him, but ultimately both sides have to want it to work in order to make any improvements, so it's not gonna happen.

 

[ilspooner]

That meme is... weird. But, I'm on good terms with my dad. Still don't get why it's Dragonite...

 

[Nouw]

I have a lovely relationship with my father and yes that that meme is quite sad.

 

[Eumersian]

I've lost respect for him a few years ago, after I learned that he started smoking again. As a matter of fact, I was probably the first one to find out, but I wasn't sure so I didn't say anything.

He doesn't know that I know, and I try not to let it bother me as much.

Honestly, I don't really care one way or another. We don't talk all the time, in part because I never talk to anybody in the first place. So it's kind of a whatever. At least he's not an asshole like some people's dad's I've seen.

 

[Brawndo]

That meme is... weird. But, I'm on good terms with my dad. Still don't get why it's Dragonite...

There are a variety of Pokemon Parent memes; Charizard is the abusive dad, Snorlax is the fat lazy one, etc. I guess it is based on their appearance and Dragonite just looks like he wants to be loved

 

[Nickolai77]

My relationship with my Dad wasn't that brilliant throughout my childhood teenage years...he was unsympathetic towards my poor maths skills when i was a kid, and when i was a teenager he would confiscate the internet modem because i spent too long on the internet, naturally we screamed at eachother for that.

But now i'm past 18 and as adult, things get better, you run out of stuff to argue about and you become more mature so you can relate to one another and then you start to respect one another. Plus, i don't often see him anyway since i'm at uni and he only comes home from work at the weekend. I can relate to what these memes are getting at, but personally i don't really feel too upset by it.

 

[Outright Villainy]

I don't talk to him that much, honestly. He's not one of those people who talks about feelings or anything like that. Ever.

Still, we're on good terms, much more so than a few years ago. I think being half the country apart has been healthy.

 

[OakTaooper]

Yeah, I don't get the Dragonite...

But anyway OT: I have a really good relationship with my dad, and my mum, so yeah. Sorry for ya man, and just a question, and a serious one, have you just tried talking to him? It can't fix everything, but showing him you want to fix it may change his mind.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Wow... those made my heart ache.

I dont know, my dad and I have a good relationship. I can go to him if I need something, but I lived in a separated home, so I lived with my mom more. Still, he's cool, doesnt want to be in all of my business, and we dont talk alot, but we're quiet people.

I dont know, my dad and I have a good relationship I suppose.

 

[SeanTheSheep]

We get on well enough I guess. We only see each other a few times a year, and we manage to not find any reason to fight, but we hardly talk all the time.

The meme is amusing, but reading it did make me feel a little bad for it.

 

[Jonluw]

Good, I guess. We don't really do much stuff together though. I never got that whole "father son" thing.

 

[Brawndo]

Yeah, I don't get the Dragonite...

But anyway OT: I have a really good relationship with my dad, and my mum, so yeah. Sorry for ya man, and just a question, and a serious one, have you just tried talking to him? It can't fix anything, but showing him you want to fix it may change his mind.

Thanks for your concerns, but he's foreign-born from a culture where fathers are meant to be feared, not loved, and they are usually authoritarian and belligerent with children. He was like that when I was younger, but now that we are both older he mellowed out a lot and just wastes away watching TV and prefers to be left alone as much as possible. He doesn't really have hobbies either that we could together.

 

[Ham_authority95]

That meme makes me glad that my father and I are almost like good friends and that we talk to each other all the time.

He's never tried any of that "Father-son" stuff because he's never needed to do anything special to get us to bond. I hate to think that our type of relationship is a rarity, which it is.

 

[Ghengis John]

My Dad loves me and thinks I'm the most brilliant guy in the world. Until we disagree about anything. Then suddenly I "Don't know nothin" and I "Haven't been around as long as him so how do I know?". Well as long as we're both still talkin' I'm not going to catch up to him in years so it seems there's always going to be that problem. But there are worse problems to have.

 

[icame]

Yeah...why did this become popular again? Its not really funny

 

[Distorted Stu]

Im close as hell to my dad.. in a sense. I can always go to him for help.

My mother on the other hand ive drifted away and it does hurt, but i just dont seem to get close anymore.. she does my head in at times lol Still love her to pieces

 

[THAC0]

my father used me as a means by which to manipulate my mother. a skill i learned very well. so it was one big happy family with everything trying to play each other.

finally my dad shot at me.
the last time i saw him was over 10 years ago when the cops took him away.

take that emo kids.

 

[OakTaooper]

Thanks for your concerns, but he's foreign-born from a culture where fathers are meant to be feared, not loved, and they are usually authoritarian and belligerent with children. He was like that when I was younger, but now that we are both older he mellowed out a lot and just wastes away watching TV and prefers to be left alone as much as possible. He doesn't really have hobbies either that we could together.

Ah, well in that case, I am sorry. I can't truthfully say I sympathize as I am not in nor ever have been in your position, but I can say I understand. I have a couple of friends who have...similar relationships with their fathers.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

Sad meme...

My dad is a class A asshole. He seldom has anything better to do than to tear us down.
IN other words: I have a terrible relationship with my dad.