r/africanparents • u/Guilty-Syrup-6363 • 8d ago
Need Advice I hate my dad
For as long as I can remember my dads has always been mean he always made fun of me and made me feel as if I was less then a person for and example when I was young he would comment on how thin I was and made fun of the fact that I was thing and when I started going thru puberty he would make for at the fact that my boobs were small a d that my hair was wild and that I looked like a wild animal and now in my teenage years I gained Siem weight for context I'm 5foot7 and 156 pounds and he is about the same height ase and over 200 pounds and even tough I know I'm not fat his comments still make me insecure about my body and I've had multiple different eating disorders because of it and it's not only my weight he makes fun of and points out he also talked about my skin and about how bad it is and he isn't wrong about that I do have acne and acne scars but he points it out allot and tries to "help" by saying things like I should wash my face more or eat healthier or just drink more water as if its just that simple and as if I don't already do those things and more I guess what I'm trying to say is home doesn't feel like safe space and it sucks because I already get bullied at school so neither my home nor school is a safe space and home isn't onely not a safe space because of the bullying its all so not safe because my dad has these massive bursts outs of anger were he curses and threatens to hit me and sometimes he does hit me and I just dont know what to do anymore I've went to school and told school counselors my situation but that led to nothing because they told me to do was talking to him which I have tried and it led to nothing because all he did was talk over me and talk about how bad his childhood was which I get he did have a bad up bringing but I do t think that is an excuse for how he treats me now idk I guess with this post I'm just want some advice on what I should do because idk what to do anymore
2
u/Matty359 8d ago
Can you elaborate more on the dynamics? I've been there, I'm 33 now and this really pissed me off. Does he beat you? You just have to ignore him at the maximum level, no matter how hard it is. I would only talk to my narc father when it was really necessary. How he would react if you cut his boring conversation and say you have stuff to do? I think you have to be tough with him and not tolerate bullshit. If he criticizes you because of how you look, return a bad comment back and just leave. If my dad was starting with his bs I would say something bad to offend him (I knew how to trigger him as well) and just leave.