I need to vent. · 5:42pm May 6th, 2016
I'm sorry, but I'm feeling pretty fucking pissed off right now, and I need to vent somewhere before I end up going Krakatoa on someone.
I'm getting sick to the back fucking teeth of my father's attitude with me sometimes. Most of the time, he's a real stand-up guy. He's witty, intelligent, and always willing to listen. Couldn't ask for a better dad. But sometimes, he is just plain insufferable.
Earlier today, I made a bit of a mess emptying some food into the bin. I'll raise my hands and admit that it was my fault. But my dad had to take it one step further. He told me to clean it up, and stood there the whole time making sarcastic remarks. Nothing but fucking sarcasm. And it's not the first time it's happened, either. If I mess something up and he thinks it's stupid or childish or whatever, he gets sarcastic. If he's not sarcastic, he's making personal comments.
I don't know what the hell to say to him about it. I'm afraid that if I confront him, he'll just blow it off as me overreacting, or spin it around into "you shouldn't have screwed up in the first place". I get that I make mistakes, hell, stupid mistakes, but I just wish he'd stop being so insufferable about them.
Congratulations.
You're lucky enough to have ONE family member that's like every second member of mine.
It's why I have a punching bag, gloves and an entire playlist of metal.
3924749 Eeesh.
Sorry to hear that.
My advice would to approach him solemnly about this. To make it absolutely clear you are serious and not joking about this, and tell him how you feel.
Somthing like "hey, you remember the other day when x happened? It's been bothering me for a while how you did x. And made me feel like x. (Give suggestion for future.)
I know it may seem generic, (it is), but it's worked for similar and much worse situations in our family.
Just be sure that when you bring it up he is free and you are calm. If you (or he) starts to get pissed, do it another time.
Hope you can work things out.