Reply #12: Well, let me fill you in... [View All]

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My dad used to be much, much worse. Verbally abusive and very controlling. Finally he said a few things to me a little over ten years ago that finally crossed the line for me, and we didn't speak for seven years.

We reformed our relationship four or five years ago, and he has been much more tame since. He is who he is, and he is almost 65 years-old. I can't change him, and I know that verbally confronting him will bring us nowhere.

He is damaged goods, but he isn't going to be around forever. On the phone we have civil, and sometimes great conversations. I don't feel maligned by his ignorance. I simply label it as ignorance and move on.

With my dad, I am in control.

Writer.