He tried to earn his Father’s love and respect throughout his child, but by age 15 he had all but given up. But now many years later, when his father is alone, he’s ready to build a father-son bond. But he says it’s too late now.
Dad Favored Her Because She Looks More Like Mom
The Original Poster (OP), a 25-year-old man, shared his experience of how his father has always favored his sister.
His father admits to it, explaining that his daughter looks so much like their late mother, that he can’t help but spoil her.
She’s Using It to Her Advantage
His sister knows it and uses it to her advantage. She gets anything she wants from their father by simply asking, while OP has to prove he deserves it.
The Father Is Playing Favorites
Their father also forgives his sister easily when she does something bad, while OP faces the full consequences.
Trying to Win His Father’s Love
OP tries hard to earn his father’s love and attention but always fails. He excels at school, acts out, and even tries to get into his father’s hobbies, but nothing works.
He Finally Gave Up
When he turned 15, he gave up on his father after he canceled his birthday trip because of his sister’s runny nose.
OP’s father only cares about him when he will look bad publicly if he doesn’t.
He Stopped Inviting His Dad to Important Ceremonies
When OP won an award in his senior year of high school, he did not bother asking his father to attend the ceremony.
Having the Support of His Uncle
Instead, he asks his aunt and uncle to attend. When his father found out, he confronted him and asked why he did not tell him about the ceremony.
OP told him that he has never shown up to support him before, so why would he expect him to start now?
OP later found out that his father called his uncle to complain about him taking his place, but his uncle told him the same thing.
Going to College to Start Fresh
OP moved on to college and made a life for himself, but his relationship with his father remained the same.
His Father’s Worst Nightmare Is Coming True
His father’s worst fear comes true when OP’s sister moves away to be near her boyfriend and his family.
His father cries to anyone who will listen, saying he’s alone and has no one.
His Father Wants to Explain
OP’s father shows up at his house and wants to talk, saying he wants to fix their relationship and have a father-son bond.
He explained that he misses their mom so much, and his sister is all he has left of her, so he acted that way.
His Father Makes a Harsh Statement
OP points out that he is also their mother’s child, but his father tells him that he doesn’t see him as his child.
Sticking Up for Himself
OP tells his father that he has no interest in him or has a relationship with him.
He keeps his father at arm’s length and feels it’s too late to repair the damage he has done.
What Redditors Thought
One person said, “It sounds like your dad had a weird emotional incest thing going on in this obsession with your sister.”
Another wrote, “He was selfish then, and he’s selfish now…wants to rebuild the relationship…but only because your sister is gone.”
What do you think? Should he give his father a second chance, or is it too late? Should parents be allowed to make mistakes of this magnitude and be forgiven?
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