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My dad is acting like a jerk?! HELP!?
Ok, so my dad is not working right now (he's a truck driver), and he works for Con-Way if i can remember (he switches jobs so much), and he had to go to the docor for something (i don't know why) and now my dad thinks he's going to die of some kind of cancer, so he's taking it out on me!!
My sister is only in trouble right now, because she won't clean the kitchen (theres not ONE clean dish in the whole house!!!) and now they got mad and just gave it to me so i'm stuck with a HUGE load of dishes to clean and to make it worse, they smell horrid (she never soaked any of them and theres still Mac and Cheese in a pan from LAST WEEK!
My dad also took the modem from me and won't me on the computer at all for anything!!
He's been a huge jerk since he's come back from the docter and all he does is watch T.V. all day!! And he yells at my mom alote, but we can hardly pay the bills and she's really stressed about that,
Why is my dad being this way, I try being nice, but it won't work!
HELP!
I'm at school in study hall right now, thats how i'm online
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
your dad probably feels liek afailure and thinks he can not provide for his fmaily and is getting depressed about it and taking his frusterations out on his family.
I think you should try and calm him down, tell him everything will be ok. your gonna start pitching in more, and tell him taht you understand he is stressed out. same with your mom.
Good luck
- 1 decade ago
dude your dad is going though alot of emotions right now... you know denial, acceptance, depression, anger, blaming others.... the list goes on. just try and put your self in your parents shoes. something could seriously be threatening your dads life, your mom cant figure out how to support everyone and you and your sister are not lifting a finger to help them ease the minor stress. if you mom couldn't pay the bills then your family would be living in card board boxes on the street. your dad could die really soon so give him a break. just do the dishes with out complaining because it could always get worse.
- JarimmihaLv 61 decade ago
Adult problems go way deeper then you or your sister could probably imagine & because most adults try to protect their children they won't explain thing to them. ( every one in the house feels even worse because people don't talk.
Men are proud ~ when they can't take care of their family & control there world it makes them depressed and lash out ~ it sucks but they are in pain & some times don't now the right way to make things better
Try this
You and your sister get together and REALLY REALLY clean the house ~ hopefully your mother and father will see what's going on & try to help too.
When you done ~ Go up to your dad ~ sit down next to him or on his lap & tell him that you love him !! Give him a kiss & a hug.
It will mean way more to him then you could ever enagine!
- bonesLv 51 decade ago
If your dad took the modem from u how did u post this ?? I think your dad maybe is in shock and doesn't know how to deal with the possibility of dieing. No one is ever ready for that and no one wants to die either. Maybe he is going through a rough time and this is the best way he can deal with it. I really think your mom and dad need to sit down and prepare for the worst. As for u just do what he says, u are a child and he does take care of u.
- notyou311Lv 71 decade ago
Your dad is scared and depressed. That is why he is acting so bad. Someone needs to tell his Dr. what is going on. There are meds that can help him as well as therapy. Talk to your mom about it.
- CF_Lv 71 decade ago
why didnt you help your sister with the dishes BEFORE she got it trouble?
your dad is stressed and doesnt know how to deal with it...
so he is lashing out...and obviously not coping well
watching TV wont make him better... and stress wont help him either..
a better diet might.. plus excersice..
http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/Preventing-Canc...
did you know that excersice generally makes people happier?? go for a walk or something.. ask him to do some activity with you that you know he likes...
