My parents lately have been really getting on my nerves. I'm going to foccus on my dad. It's kind of long but something is really bothering me about my father lately.

He's a middle aged man, he survived the vietnam war. And came all the way to Canada to live a new life. He's always been a dad whose always liked the control he had over my life as I grew up. Everytime I went out, I hardly went out, maybe once a week or two weeks he's always saying "Why are you always going out? You never stay home.. etc etc". When I speak up to him its suddenly 'talking back' because I've stated my opinion because 'back home' girls were supposed to do what they were told. He was speaking to me once trying to have a 'conversation' with me and wondered why I never just shut up and just listen to what people say and accept it. Now when I say conversation its him speaking down to me or in his words 'I'm trying to help you' and I know its just another attempt to control my life. I'd get so angry but I knew it would just turn into a pity party about how he's done so much for me and that I never listen to anything he says because he is so wise.

Lately He's always been complaining about EVERYTHING I do. I was washing the dishes he was telling me how I wasn't properly washing them without reason. He also, while watching to tv, turned around to me asked me why I hadn't become a doctor? He looked at me told me how fat I was and said I needed excercise. I didnt respond because what do you say to something like that? Then he said it again! He criticizes me and expects me to be something great in life at the same time he doesn't think I can do anything. He never ever taught me how to drive a standard car because I was a girl. The whole 5 years he had the car he wouldn't teach my sister or I how to drive it but as soon as my MALE cousin came along asked to drive it, he didnt even hesitate. He breathes down my neck doesnt give me my space to make my OWN decisions. Everytime I make my own decision about something he'll find ONE way to shoot the idea down. For example for fathers day my sister and I went through alot of trouble finding a Hammock stand for the hammock we got him maybe a week. We set it up put everything in place for him for when he came home. The only thing he said about it was, its going to get wet you should put it away before it rains.
When I made a decision and went ahead and bought my guitar, his first words out of his mouth were 'wow you spent all that money on that guitar, you couldve spent it on somehting else. how come you never think of these things.'

He told me he wanted to help me with my life and I asked him how? His answer to me was to give me money if I ever needed. I thought this was all good but I asked him what else? He didn't say anything.

I've gotten to the point where, I dont react to him anymore. Nothing I say or do is good enough for this guy. I just sit there staring blankly at him because in the back of my mind he's failed as a father, emotionally.
crudemood Reviewed by crudemood on . So why do parents do this? My parents lately have been really getting on my nerves. I'm going to foccus on my dad. It's kind of long but something is really bothering me about my father lately. He's a middle aged man, he survived the vietnam war. And came all the way to Canada to live a new life. He's always been a dad whose always liked the control he had over my life as I grew up. Everytime I went out, I hardly went out, maybe once a week or two weeks he's always saying "Why are you always going out? You never Rating: 5