Reply #40: What a coincidence.. [View All]

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My relationship with my parents broke down in October of 2006. My mom was in the hospital having her spleen removed, so I was visiting (Colorado Springs...ugh) so that my Dad wouldn't be alone, since my brother and sister also live out of state.

My dad is retired Air Force and somewhere along the way turned into a right-winger. I actually rode around with him in car that had an american flag, a W sticker and a "4 more years" sticker. It was terrible. Both he and my mom are always quoting Limbaugh and O'Reilly.

Anyway, he's definitely the in your face type and ALL he wants to talk about is politics. I did pretty good for the first 4 days, but during my last evening there he starts calling Kerry a traitor and talking about how brave Bush is because those jets he flew were dangerous. Whatever... My dad is a vietnam vet - it just blows my mind.

So, after him screaming and hollering this for awhile, I finally couldn't take it and I said "I hate Bush, I hate him, I hate him, I hate him and I wish somebody would just assasinate him." Ooops..

He ordered me to leave his house and while I packed followed me around calling me a "stupid fucking cunt", over and over. Then he changed his mind and didn't want me to leave and I said "sorry" and off I went.

That's the last time I've talked to him other than in an exchange of e-mails in which he told me how I selfish I am because I turned down his request for more visits "for my mother's sake".

I'm really not trying to hurt or punish anyone, I just can't take being around them anymore. I find no pleasure in it - I was only doing it for their sake - needless to say, I don't feel obligated any more.