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

[Tdc2182]

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.

You lost respect for him because he... smokes?

Usually people get ancy about their parents when they find out they are racist, or cheating, or stealing money in a corporate scheme.

But you don't like him because he is smoking again?

OT: Fine. Has an awful lot of mood flips, but for the most part he is pretty alright.

 

[Radeonx]

I have a great relationship with my dad. He worked very hard throughout my childhood to keep my family stable when my crazy ***** of a mother verbally abused me and tried to physically abuse me.
I have a lot of respect for him.

 

[Signa]

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.

Holy shit you won the thread! On a side note, do you consider yourself emo? It's a great stab at them if you aren't.

OT: My relationship with my dad is poor at best. It's not bad, but he's too busy and lacks any common interests that it's hard to be anything better than neutral towards each other. I swear working on various home improvement projects is his source of entertainment, because if he's not working, he gets frustrated. I feel the same when I am doing such activities, so we are basically opposites. He can't even play any 3D games, because he's one of those people who get motion sick by watching them. I did get him hooked on Plants Vs Zombies recently, and that has given us some common ground to chat about.

 

[SoulSalmon]

I suppose I have zero respect for my father and I've never spoken to him, he ran off when I was two and was killed driving high with a prostitute when I was four >.>

Edit: Although I have a pretty damn good relationship with mum, we're pretty much just close friends

 

[smearyllama]

We're pretty chill. We watch TV and movies together, and play video games occasionally.

Our issue is that neither of us are very "normal". He has low expectations of me, and I've always expected him to be a more stereotypical dad. We spend a lot of time alone together, with my mom gone so often, and my sister away at college.

We're strangely distant with each other for people so similar.
I mean, we enjoy hanging out together, but we just don't, I dunno, fit with each other?

He's perfectly accepting if I accidentally lose track of time and end up playing games all day. His strategy with parenting is usually "If they make the mistake once, they won't be stupid enough to do it again", which sadly isn't true. Parental guidance is probably something I really need, but just don't get a lot of.

 

[Crazy_Dude]

We are very much alike and even though he is in job trips 50% of the time. When he is home we dont really talk that much I guess but we dont really hate each other. And when I started smoking for example he was fine with it. He did it too in his young years its my own responsebility.

 

[LLGCrow]

The meme confuses me, because it's not funny, it's just depressing.
I personally have a pretty good relationship with my father, I've tried to be there with him a lot and we've done a lot like fixing up my car and motorcycle together.

 

[Dags90]

You lost respect for him because he... smokes?

Usually people get ancy about their parents when they find out they are racist, or cheating, or stealing money in a corporate scheme.

But you don't like him because he is smoking again?

OT: Fine. Has an awful lot of mood flips, but for the most part he is pretty alright.

Maybe he's smoking crack or meth or something? That would make sense.

OT: It's pretty good. It'd be better if he was a Dragonite.

 

[Kortney]

My Dad is dead.

And that is a very sad meme! I thought memes were supposed to be funny and light hearted.

 

[GeorgW]

We are really different people, probably from me not growing up with him, so we don't have a good relationship. And I couldn't care less, he's an ass.

 

[Cap'n Ninja]

I get on pretty well with my Dad. I'll admit I act like butter wouldn't melt on my tongue in front of him, and he doesn't quite believe it, but accepts that I need my secrets, but he's there for me when I need him, and he's good enough anyway.

I've always kind of gotten the feeling he's making up for the fact I'm adopted, but I really don't care about that, he's my father and he's all I know as a father.

 

[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.

Holy shit you won the thread! On a side note, do you consider yourself emo? It's a great stab at them if you aren't.

no. was never emo.
I did get into the goth thing a bit, and was depressed to say the least, but i was never emo about it. I was more of a delinquent. cutting class, skipping school. that kind of stuff.

cool getting ur dad into PvZ. Hope it gives you guys a bit of a common ground to build from.

 

[The Wykydtron]

Random unfunny meme is unfunny...

Personally i have never once seen or spoke to my biological father so the phase "can't miss what you've never had" would apply here

Christ Captcha is being a ***** over 10 refreshes and still no readable text

 

[Artina89]

Why Dragonite? I don't understand...

OT: My relationship with my dad is wonderful. I know I can call him day and night with any problems or sometimes if I am bored with not much work to do I text him and we talk about random stuff for hours. When we are together we have not only a father/daughter relationship, we have a best friends relationship. He also takes an active interest in most of the things I am into, and at one point even learnt the 20 amino acids to help me with my studies. He is coming down to visit me in march and we are watching my universities rugby match against a rival uni. I can't wait.

I have the same kind of relationship with my mother as well.

I love both my parents and have wonderful relationships with them both

 

[NorthernTrooper]

I'd like to punch out anyone who disrespects they're parents for no reason. I don't have parents anymore, and knowing that this happens all the time pisses me off.

 

[ultrachicken]

This is the first time I've seen that meme, and it isn't even funny. Just sad.

 

[Abbyrose07]

Not the best relationship he was abusive to my mother and an alcoholic...Now he is marrying some 28 year old girl he met online who is from a foreign country. She is coming to live with him and he is pretty much sending her all his money...lol. My dad is 60 and his new "wife" is only a few year older than I am...yea.