Amazing isn’t it. What’s he thinking?

My dad has similar tendencies. Few years back my mom said that dad complains i don’t call him. Well i see my parents regularly as we all live close by and I always call my mom so I don’t feel like I am being neglectful but it’s true I don’t call my dad often. So since my mom asked and I felt guilty I decided to make an effort and call regularly. Every single time I did call he was absolutely nasty either about me or saying something nasty about my mom etc etc like really rude and terrible.

So he wanted me to call him and was upset I didn’t yet when I called he was nasty. How does it even make sense? I promptly stopped calling again.

I see no need for you to respond to your dad at all. If he can’t be nice then he doesn’t get a response especially since it’s not like you have to see him and must interact in some ways