This was supposed to be a post shitting on bad dads but I guess this is just another aspect of life that I got shit luck on and most people don’t hate their father.

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[–] this_dude_eating_beans@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

I wonder sometimes what it's like to have a dad. I genuinely can't relate. Mine was in and out of my life, never raised by him, saw him once every few years. He's familiar the same way seeing someone you've seen around town before is familiar, but not in a way that brings any kind of warmth or comradery.

I don't really have any strong feelings towards him. He's attempted to rekindle a relationship between us, but I'm almost 40 now and it feels like trying to bond with a coworker that you don't have anything in common with. He drinks a lot. Id probably call him more often if he was sober. Then again, I don't know what I'd say to a stranger. Do we talk about the weather? The handful of memories we share from childhood? That's always an easy go-to.

So, no, I don't dislike my dad. I don't even know him. He's just this figure that has been somewhat present at various times in my life without any sort of deeper emotional attachment, like a familiar dream I keep having.