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And that was what needed to happen for my mum.
I was told that my dad wasn't happy and calling me all names under the sun, bastard, bitch, ****.
I was heartbroken for my mum and in utter shock that my dad could do this to her and me after all that I had done.
I spent my 20s trying to keep two homes going, caring for not only my little family, but also my mum and dad.
And this is the way he repaid me.
Months of not talking and not seeing or asking about his grandchild.
I get a call off him to tell me my mum was in A&E after a fall.
I rushed to my mum's side to find my mum on a bed.
And my dad's new girlfriend holding my mum's hand.
When I asked why it took so long to contact me, there was no response other than that his girlfriend saying that my dad was in two minds of whether to call me.
Now, my mum's in a care home because she is unable to be in her own home.
And them two are playing happy families in my mum's home that she worked hard for with my dad.
He can't be bothered to ask about his grandchildren but can spend days with his girlfriend's grandchildren.
I have always said the door will be open for him to have a relationship with my daughter but the more time that's passed, the more I actually can't think of anything worse than him walking about and into my daughter's life.
I can't understand why they just feel like they haven't done anything wrong.
My mum is unable to walk away from the relationship with my dad and he's more than happy to keep all the power over her.
How can you talk to someone who thinks that everyone else is wrong and they're right?
Thanks again, ladies, for giving us the space to open up.
Gosh, this is really tricky because I feel like everyone deserves to be able to end a relationship that they're not happy in.
And he probably...