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Im feeling tearful and wierd.
My parents divorced when i was about 5 and i have lived with my mum. I would visit my dad every week as a child but since being a teenager ive grown away from him sort of....i see him under 10 times a year sometimes not even 5. We know nothing about eachother really, i feel uncomfortable when i see him.
He has had MS for about 10 years. We never show our feelings in front of each-other. We have never talked about his illness.
I got a txt message from him today asking how i am and stuff, i text back saying im ok and asked how he is. The reply was "Oh im fine just cant walk, ha ha"
I dont know why but it really upset me.
How do i take that?
Bit of a stupid thread really. I just feel so tearful thinking about it. And i dont even know why? Its not as if its news to me that he cant walk. He has been in a wheelchair for years. It was more his response that upset me
My parents divorced when i was about 5 and i have lived with my mum. I would visit my dad every week as a child but since being a teenager ive grown away from him sort of....i see him under 10 times a year sometimes not even 5. We know nothing about eachother really, i feel uncomfortable when i see him.
He has had MS for about 10 years. We never show our feelings in front of each-other. We have never talked about his illness.
I got a txt message from him today asking how i am and stuff, i text back saying im ok and asked how he is. The reply was "Oh im fine just cant walk, ha ha"
I dont know why but it really upset me.
How do i take that?
Bit of a stupid thread really. I just feel so tearful thinking about it. And i dont even know why? Its not as if its news to me that he cant walk. He has been in a wheelchair for years. It was more his response that upset me
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Don't let yourself feel like you've done something wrong, his reaction was probably either frustration or his idea of a joke.
Because perhaps you wanted to see him more/do stuff and you think his life isn't as great because he can't walk properly and you haven't seen him?
I dunno, I think you should have a chat to him. Get into a habit of talking to him, I bet he'd love it.
but we never have anything to say to eachother
he doesnt like doing anything. All he ever does is watch tv, smoke weed, go to the pub, and go to physiotherapy.
I find it easier talking to my mums fiance who i have only known about 4 years.
I feel so distant from him.
i know how you feel with regards to feeling like you don't know him. i see my dad about twice a year and as horrible as it sounds, when i go to see him i often feel like i'm visiting an uncle. i also find it hard when he doesn't know what kinds of food i like etc but then that's not his fault. i still love him i just don't see him very often because of the distance.
He's not the only one who makes jokes about this sort of stuff, my family do it too. Always taking the piss out of each other and how crippled our family is getting.