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Parent Problems looking for advice

Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:05 pm
Posted by SwampBandit
Livonia, La
Member since Jun 2016
3390 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:05 pm
I am not doing this for no sob poor me stuff I am seriously wanting to know everyones input.

I am a married man in my upper 20's with a 3 year old daughter. I grew up in a very abusive household with a mentally and physically abusive father. My parent divorced when i was 10 however my dad stayed controlling my mom and I and he still does. After the divorce he never moved on which leaves me, my wife, and my kid the only people he has which leads to him bugging us all the time. When my child was first born he would see her once a week however he would still complain that it wasnt enough time. Prior to my child being born he got in a fight with me in front of my mom and Fiance at the time and said he was going to kill me, he has wished me and my wife would get in wreck with our unborn child, the list goes on... Our previous incident caused me and my wife to push him out pretty much and not let him around however he says we are crazy and that it is wrong that he is my daughters grandfather.... In these last few months i have noticed myself in a better mood because he im not letting him stress me out about time with my daughter...With all the things he has done from my childhood till recently he doesnt deserve to see me or my daughter in my eyes but am i wrong for that?

Sorry for the long story but i know somebody on here has to have went through similar problems
Posted by patnuh
South LA
Member since Sep 2005
6713 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:07 pm to
Tell him to hit the bricks.
Posted by MSMHater
Houston
Member since Oct 2008
22774 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:08 pm to
quote:

he doesnt deserve to see me or my daughter in my eyes


all that matters.
Posted by NoHoTiger
So many to kill, so little time
Member since Nov 2006
45736 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:09 pm to
Your job as her father is to keep her safe from everyone. If you think he's capable of harming her in any way, keep her away.
This post was edited on 3/8/18 at 3:09 pm
Posted by tke857
Member since Jan 2012
12195 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:09 pm to
You're the parent and you get to decided who interacts with your kid.

Your Dad sounds like a POS sorry to say. Prob best you keep him at an arms length (or more).
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
29136 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:09 pm to
i wouldn't let him be with her unsupervised. not with that history.
Posted by geauxfortwo
Livin the dream
Member since Jan 2018
1893 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
speaking from experience, he's had his chance, time to cut bait
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18146 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
Why would you want that man in your child's life?

Tell him to stay the frick away and if he tries to keep coming around get a fricking restraining order.
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
15503 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
Cut him out if he can't be respectful. Deal with him on your own terms instead of letting him dictate them. He is not entitled to spend any time with his granddaughter, that is your and your wife's choice how much he gets to see her.
Posted by lnomm34
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
12609 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
quote:

Prior to my child being born he got in a fight with me in front of my mom and Fiance at the time and said he was going to kill me, he has wished me and my wife would get in wreck with our unborn child, the list goes on and on


quote:

however he says we are crazy


The frick?
Posted by GermantownTiger
Member since Jan 2015
3337 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
Profess your love to him
Posted by rpr4695
Member since May 2013
2094 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
I think your father proves that parental respect is earned. You’re not wrong.
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22763 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
If your dad said that shite....you should invite him over for a man to man conversation. Cook some steaks, beat his arse to a pulp and then let him know who runs shite now.

After this happens, he will respect you and you and your family can live in harmony.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67079 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
It's called a restraining order. You can get one that still allows limited supervised visitation rights.
Posted by SwampBandit
Livonia, La
Member since Jun 2016
3390 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
quote:

all that matters.


Yea im just tired of the text with the poor me shite and i dont know how much longer i got and so on. I told him i could fricken die this evening that im not living my life assuming he might be about to die to feel sorry for him and give in...

Im literally in the process of selling my house to get away because we cant even sit outside without feeling like he will pass by and he lives fricken 20 minutes away
Posted by GeorgeQGlass
Austin
Member since Oct 2017
297 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
Leave him the frick out. Your kid doesn't need to be around all that shite. Nothing good will come of having him around her.

What exactly is he going to provide?

Tell him to get bent and stay the frick out of your life.
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
16551 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:11 pm to
I would tell him the GTFO and file some kind of restraining order. Grandparents aren't owed that time with YOUR child.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
38882 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:11 pm to
This man’s presence in your life serves absolutely no purpose, and in fact, is completely detrimental.

Cut him loose.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
63965 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:11 pm to
My wife threw her dad out of her life around age 20. Reconnected age 30, forgave. Age 35, had to throw him out again.

He’s never met our kid either and probably never will.

It helps that he moved out of state, but going to family functions on that side of the family has to be coordinated so he won’t be there, which means we hardly ever see them, which is a shame because I like them.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35528 posts
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:11 pm to
If your dad is a piece of shite it's ok for you to tell him he's a piece of shite and move on with your life. The fact that he's still your father doesn't change what he is or what he did.
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