My father isn't that bad - he at least doesn't put me down at all - but he treats me like an accessory and acts like the world revolves around him. The only reason he is nice to anyone is (posted to Home for the holidays)
I actually wish that I could spend the holidays with some of my family members, like my mom. But we had a lot of time taken away from us (it's a long story) and she has a really good excuse (posted to Home for the holidays)
I think we need to change the humiliation of being mistaken for the opposite sex first. Once it becomes less embarrassing for a kid to have the wrong gender assumed of him/her, naming a child whatever name we want will (posted to So What's In A (Boy or Girl) Name?)
Ugh. I would be tempted to try to convince all of the women to just leave the dirty plates there for the ungrateful bastards to clean up themselves! But maybe a more constructive idea would be to suggest a restaurant (posted to Home for the holidays)
Heh, your dad sounds like a higher-class version of my dad! Does he have a gambling addiction and a mile-wide misogynist streak too? (posted to Home for the holidays)
It's thanksgiving. Can we at least give thanks for what we have? I know it can be frustrating to go home, but I think we all have people in our lives who we can truly be thankful to be with. (posted to Home for the holidays)
Also, to those whose families don't welcome your partners to their homes for the holidays: I'd suggest skipping the visits yourselves. Maybe once your families experience the holiday(s) without you, they will soften and change their minds. (Though if your (posted to Home for the holidays)
I'm thankful for this thread! It's sad, but also quite cathartic. (posted to Home for the holidays)
I'm so sorry. I face the exact same situation with my mother, and my father has spent his entire life enabling her behavior while beating the crap out of me and my youngest sister. The most fucked up thing is (posted to Home for the holidays)
My paternalis loves to gamble, but has no addiction. He's used to spending about $1000 at the blackjack table which is when the last vacation I took with him (at 16). He was astonished I did not bring my own (posted to Home for the holidays)
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