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hatredisnotavalue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:15 PM Original message |
I hate father's day...who had a really crappy father? |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. I admire good dads. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Ditto |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
23. I got a picture of Mom, Dad, and me from my elderly aunt. |
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Spacemom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. I know what you mean |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
70. Send that to Hallmark! |
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unsavedtrash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. I did and that is why mama got a gift today. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. My father wasn't totally horrible but wasn't great either |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Jesus, it's amazing how many fathers just split ... |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 01:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
25. My father didn't split after my mother died. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. My dad is a mean manipulative bastard who is too evil to die. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Hey Thom... |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. . |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. ... |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 11:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. I'm sorry, hon. |
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ThingsGottaChange (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm still working out how I feel about my deceased father |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. Frankly, mine was |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
63. Been there. |
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LuLu550 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Please make peace with your dad |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. in the case of the OP , it seems like he wasn't his dad at all other than |
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LuLu550 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Making peace does not mean |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I think each person should do what is best for themselves |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
49. I made peace when a sign over his head read, rest in peace. Dead, gone, buried, and amen. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. I did, I did, I did! |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 05:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
30. That's a gross generalization. |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 06:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Seconded. |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Wow. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. Pretty sick ..... |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #48 |
68. wow |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 06:53 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Thirded.... |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
43. You know, you come into a thread with this title |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Not good PARENTS. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Well said |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Who shat on your wheaties? -nt |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. People come into this thread, a thread about bad fathers, |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. So then you agree with this statement: |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
47. THAT is repulsive. |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. I agree n/t |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
65. you are generalizing men too much. the vast majority of people i know |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
71. Wow, "most people"? |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. Never knew my real dad |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. I posted in that other thread...a good memory about my Dad but |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. My dad has been dead for years... |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
22. I had *two* of 'em - one natural, one step-. Oh well, guess that's the way it goes. n/t |
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Norwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
24. Right here |
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MikeH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
26. I have very mixed memories and mixed feelings about my dad |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Wow. You and I had the same dad. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
69. Thanks for linking Alice Miller again |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
27. i would have been better off if my dad had split. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 03:00 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Good for you for sharing all of that. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #27 |
40. I didn't have children for the same reason--I didn't want to be the |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
66. Same reason why I didn't want kids. nt |
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dEMOK (833 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
28. Greatly Honest and Courageous Thread - hatredisnotavalue... |
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GenDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
61. Similar childhood |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
31. I'm sorry you ended up in such a situation. |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
32. I can appreciate your pain |
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Callalily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
34. Some men should |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. I had a pretty nice father's day |
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My Good Babushka (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
36. My husband is a really great father |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
37. I'm sorry to hear that - my dad was wonderful |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
39. Me. My father was a raging alcoholic and a battering husband. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
56. Same here. Mom was a saint. But, I had a nice Father's Day. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
42. Both Father's Day and Mother's Day |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
44. Mine was the lesser of two evils |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
45. Yep. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. So, here's a hug, from another daughter of the same |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
50. Never met mine |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
51. I had a wonderful father but he died when I was 14 - so I hate the day too |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. Careful... |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
58. My dad was a chronic cheater and liar. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
64. my dad has bipolar. some people would say he is a bad father because |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
67. My so-called 'father' raped my mother |
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