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Okay give me advise!!!!

post #1 of 15
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I am two seconds away from telling my own Father to take a hike!

Remember I told you about my Grandpa and how he was having surgery. He had two different surgerys. One on that Thursday and one on that Friday. How did I find out? At my cousins shower. I heard he was okay.

When I talked to my father the week before the first communication from him was through e-mail. this is what it said...
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How come you don't answer your phone or your e-mail? I need to talk to you about Grandpa NOW. Call me at home tonight...... Dad
Now I keep all my e-mails since the end of march I just have not deleted them. And to top it all off I have Caller ID The man did not contact me... BUSTED! So after defending him as to why he is lying he tells me that OPA is having this surgery on Thursday and that he will take him up there on Thursday and he will let me know how it goes.

I heard nothing on thursday nothing on Friday and nothing till I got to my Cousins shower on Saturday late morning that they knew that he was okay. Then I find out he has two surgerys. Can you see I am getting ticked? My Aunt and my ex-Aunt and everyone else there is giving me this impression of my father that is he in life for himself to make himself look good. This I know.

Then I get this
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All seems well for now. Grandpa has one vessel that is 50% blocked and a leaky valve in the heart. They did two procedures on two different days and that tells them that at his age, they will do nothing but give him medicine to try and combat the blockage. The valve is only leaking a little and should be no problem that they can tell. How come you didn't call to find out how he was doing? I couldn't call, there were no phones in the rooms. Dad
He is the one that told me that he would call me. I had no idea that OPA would even be home this early from surgery. I replied back to him
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I left you a message last week. How is he?
Wait back up a bit to thursday and 1st surgery day. My Uncle was in town and my dad was to call his own brother to let him know everything was fine. He didn't call him till 8:30 at night. My Aunt said my Uncle was in tears waiting for some contact.

Okay back to current day and the e-mail I get from him today.
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Jan, When was the last time that you called your grandparents? I have been playing in the middle for all these years and I won't do it anymore. Kathy has sent with Al three large bags of clothes for the kids and it is in Waupaca. You need to go there and make amends with them. They need to see the kids. Your not going to get these chances again. They will be married 64 years this year October 26th. On a lighter note, Is Mom's birthday on July 28th?
Just remember the phone rings both ways so call once in awhile and tell us what is going on in your life. Tell us what the kids have made or did. Haven't had any wallet sized pictures to see how they have grown. We miss you guys.... We are family.... I'm working 12 hours a day, five days a week. I thought that as I got to be 39, things would slow down. Ha, Ha,.
I have been fishing just three times this year and I just don't seem to have the time to do it. Dad
what I say to this is blah blah blah blah Dad when ever he want to look good I get some sort of guilt trip. This whole thing just sucks. You know My dad is the one that moved them up there. Okay let's define this more for my friends. "Dad says Oma and Opa need to move. He finds a place 2 1/2 hours form him." Jan blah blah blah I am so busy can you pack them? So I took an all spring and summer and I did this every weekend. Now that they are so far away I get this. And you know if they are to move again Me Myself and I are the ones that will have to move them.

Ohhh I just want to frigging go off on him. And the picture thing from my father. I use to give him picture all the time. Every month of Brittany and I asked him once about one of the picture of HIS only grand child. and you know what? The picture was in a piano bench inter changed with other things. THe only pic every that was displayed in there house was of my step monster neice that was like 4 at the time is now 18. THis was the only picture. THey have no respect and do not care about my kids.

Ohhh if you read this far man I apperciate it I hope this is just a way of me getting this off of my chest because this father is really ticking me off! Royally!

post #2 of 15
I would be upset too.
post #3 of 15
Thread Starter 
Did you see the part that he doesn't even know his mom's birthday and needs to check with me?


Like I said blah blah blah blah his life is so terrible. Fishing only 3 times I say BS to that! I know he goes before and after work every day.
post #4 of 15
Yeah, that is some BS! I think that you have been a very big person for not going off on him yet. I think that I would have a hard time restraining myself if I were in your position!
post #5 of 15
Thread Starter 
He is my father so how much respect should he get?

Should I always bite my tongue?
post #6 of 15
I dunno. I probably would but I don't have very big balls.
post #7 of 15
Thread Starter 
Me either... I once told him to have a nice life and GOD did I hear it. Why can't they just leave me be who I want to be.

Be proud of your boy. Ya know. THere is never anything to be proud f me for so lets not talk about her. So why the H-E- double toothpicks does he need to hear from me. To brag about my brother!
post #8 of 15
Jan sounds like something my father would do. I have tried everything with him and I am done, just done. Hard some times but my stress level is much less.
post #9 of 15
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I just read the e-mail again. Ohhh I wish I could just let him have it. How much have I itch about him and his lazy grandparentness in the past and for him to do this

I don't even know what to say to him.

I wish I could just him and let him be on his way.

This is what I should reply with...

Father, I have never asked you to be a go between for my grandparents and I. There is no hard feeling between us. Just when you tell me that you will call me and let me know that all is fine I don't want to have to wait three days. You could have called collect I would not have cared. I knew nothing and learned from your ex-sil that he was okay.

If you would not have moved my grandparents to somewhere that far away things would not be the way they are. You moved them somewhere that they have nobody and woo is you if you have to take time out to go help them. If Kathy had clothes for me she would have sent them to my house. I talked to her today and she said nothing of the sort. She did say that Al is over the no call that broke his heart, but you seem to be mad at him for something? I think you ought to grow up and not look at earth as that you have life so bad.

THe kids... All of a sudden you are interested in my kids. THere is a first. You want pictures this is a first. I stopped giving you pictures because you didn't know where the ones I gave you were. And all you want is wallets of the kids? well at least it is something.

Stop being so cheap and pick up the phone and call and talk to me. The real me if you know who that is. Everytime you call you ask me if I heard from your perfect son Bill. Or what good he has done. THe only thing you have ever praised me for in my life is the weight I lost 2 years ago. Well now there is nothing to be proud of me for because my a$$ is fatter than it was before.

And I know if you have any spare time you wll not be spending it with me you will spend it with the fish. Or have me come over to fish so we can talk about Bill.

Your daughter


Yeah no balls to send it!
post #10 of 15
well said Jan!!
post #11 of 15
I'd send it. If he doesn't like it too bad. But at least you'd get it off your chest
post #12 of 15
Ummm .. if there were no phones for him to call you, how were you supposed to call HIM? Sheesh!
post #13 of 15
Nice written email reply, but I would be like you, no balls to send it so I won't say you should send it as I would find it hard to do as well.
post #14 of 15
SEND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
post #15 of 15
You said it well Jan. You will either send it or won't you will do what is best for Jan. Might save it and when you have been pushed to far, then send it. Hard, because of the respect we should have for our parents. I know the feeling well.
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