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AITA For Losing It And Calling My Father A Weak Pathetic Man In Front Of His Family?
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The story follows the original poster (OP), a 29-year-old man, who had a tense relationship with his father, largely due to his father’s extreme passivity and inability to stand up against OP’s narcissistic, abusive mother. OP’s father allowed his wife to control and demean him for years, including during the mother’s cheating and abuse toward OP. Despite their dysfunctional family life, OP’s father never stood up for his son or himself, leaving OP with deep resentment.
At a family reunion, OP heard his father give advice about forgiveness and setting a "good example" in marriage, which triggered all the pent-up anger from OP's traumatic childhood. In a fit of rage, OP publicly lashed out at his father, calling him weak and pathetic. While the outburst was not ideal, it gave OP a sense of release from years of built-up resentment. His girlfriend comforted him afterward, and OP realized he needed to return to therapy.
Following the reunion, OP apologized to his grandparents for the outburst but maintained his distance from his father. His extended family revealed to OP that they had long known about his father’s failures and had distanced themselves as well. OP later met with his uncles and learned shocking details about his father's past-how his father had defended OP's abusive mother and alienated his own family, ultimately becoming complicit in her cruelty. This new information shattered OP’s view of his father even further.
OP concluded that his father had ruined his own relationships with everyone by siding with his manipulative wife. Though his father reached out for reconciliation and family therapy, OP was left uncertain about moving forward, given the emotional damage that had already been done.
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23 сен 2024
