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The Reddit story titled “I wanted my father to understand I wasn’t coming” tells a complicated and emotional tale about a son and his neglectful father. The son experienced a lot of hurt and distance from his father throughout his life because the father didn’t give him enough attention. But when the father becomes very sick and is dying, he asks the son for help. The son has to make a tough decision: should he help his father or keep his distance to protect himself from more pain? The story explores the son’s inner struggle, talking about forgiveness, finding closure, and how neglect from a parent can have a lasting impact. It gives us a lot to think about when it comes to family relationships and the challenges of reconciling with a parent who asks for help when they’re near the end of their life.
Scroll down till the end to read the full story.
OP’s parents got a divorce when he was young, his Dad was a je*k who stole everything from his mother but she never complained about it.
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OP wanted to go to his Dad and planned many times but failed, his mother remained supportive throughout.
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When OP’s mom remarried, his Dad left him to be his stepdad’s responsibility and cut off all ties until OP graduated high school.
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OP’s dad constantly hurt him by passing hurtful remarks. He also said bad names to his mother and never owned OP as a child.
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OP’s dad never came to his wedding or to see his son but a decade later he showed up to get help for his failing organ. Now was revenge time.
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OP stepped up to help him but he was pretending until the day of surgery he walked out on his face.
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The mother was annoyed and now the Dad is dying but OP wanted everybody to know his truth.
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Here are some edits by OP where he tells how his father has attachment issues with his mother.
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OP tried reaching out to him on various life occasions but he didn’t come.
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This was the actual reason for his father getting help from them.
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OP explains how difficult was this to go through.
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Here is another edit that all of you must read.
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Kudos to OP’s mom for raising him so well.
People are really furious about OP’s dad.
That’s the beautiful part.
Was this comment too dark or it seemed to me only?
The revenge was truly cold-blooded.
In the end, this story teaches us about setting personal boundaries and finding our own way to heal and move forward. The amount of pain OP went through all his life is unimaginable.
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