
Originally Posted by
Melanie.Dawn
Well, Yay for this thread because I finally have a place to bitch about something that I really can't bitch to anyone about!...
So my alcoholic, drug addicted father who I hear from about once every 6 months, when he needs a ride or someone to help him move his things to the next house he will be kicked out of, called yesterday. The first words out of his drunken mouth being 'Where's my Christmas Presents?!!?'...followed by how dissappointed he is he doesn't have them yet or some bullshit. I've already finished my christmas shopping, and no, he was not on the list. He's always been on the list, but after many years of let down, I decided to remove him last year. He hasn't gotten us anything in probably 5 years. I know, I shouldn't be so greedy... but just the presents is not the whole issue. Last year, he got his girlfriends kids a pleathera of nice things... but nothing for his own. The year before I went out of my way to bring him dinner on Christmas eve, bring my brother with me, and give him presents... well... he was too drunk to eat dinner and had little to no interest in what we got him (things that he was very interested in before becoming a pathetic alcoholic). He fell asleep quickly and we left... about 6 months later, he gave the presents back to us when he was moving (after being kick out of his apartment for not paying rent)... because they were taking up too much space. So now, my Dad is demanding to see us for Chrsitmas... maybe I sound horrible but I wish he would just leave me alone. I now have no money and have to go find something for my dad that he will probably just give away when he owes someone money, like he always does. He has also asked me, to ask my mother if he can come over for Christmas. This is of course rediculous... For 1, one year, he was invited... and then spent the evening complaing that he was hoping for turkey instead of ham and how dissappointing the meal was... my mom, is a wonderful lady though... and continued to help him. Because of his addictions, he gets in bad spots with rent. SO my mom, and my ever amazing step father, went into debt on their own bills, giving my father money to pay his rent... only to find him evicted, after spending it all on drugs and booze. Needless to say, My mom and step Dad don't talk to him anymore... which they shouldn't. He was ofcially not my moms problem when she divorced him 18 years earlier. So no, he can't come over for christmas. Now I'm in the position of having to tell my Dad, that he can't come over for Christmas. How joyus.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention... the year before drunken christmas eve dinner, my dad.. was homeless. And on Christmas eve I had to go pick his stuff up off the side of the road (where his now ex room mate, who kicked him out at gunpoint..left it). SO, the whole point to this is that now I am MEGA stressed about seeing him for Christmas again and can't get it off my mind and its putting me IN A BAD MOOD.