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Jeff,
Thanks for sharing your experience. It sucks that sometimes the people who are supposed to be there for us just are not. My father's beliefs are so polar opposite of my own and he is 100% sure his beliefs are right and that he's absolutely got to make you come around to his side, it just rankles me. Now when I have to converse with him (such as when I call home and he picks up the phone and my mom is not there) I'll pretty much make up an excuse for having to go that instant such as someone's at the door or the oven timer just went off. It's sad I can't connect with him at all. With my mom at least there's a connection even if I don't agree with the way she always caves in to my dad's opinions. At least she doesn't bring up politics or religion and is relatable to converse with. It makes me feel like a bad person for giving up on connecting with my dad, especially given that he obviously does have Aspergers or if not that something very like it.
It is what it is...sigh.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD
Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine,
There's a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.
--Leonard Cohen
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