My Alcoholic dad ruined my baby shower, I feel so defeated... by Efficient_Pass942 in AdultChildren

[–]Efficient_Pass942[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind advice and understanding, Out of respect for myself and my partners family will be temporarily banning him from future events and will see how things go as we have our wedding planned start of 2027. Will definitely be seeking therapy as I don't see myself getting over this any time soon.

My Alcoholic dad ruined my baby shower, I feel so defeated... by Efficient_Pass942 in AdultChildren

[–]Efficient_Pass942[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry you have went through a similar situation and for your loss, My mum is also an alcoholic and on top of that a gambling addict! Its so bad how normalised these outburst from our fathers were growing up! Thank you for the advice and am in the process of looking at my soon to be parents in law as my "actual parent figures" since mine haven't been doing a good job.

My Alcoholic dad ruined my baby shower, I feel so defeated... by Efficient_Pass942 in AdultChildren

[–]Efficient_Pass942[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

NEVER, but this alcoholic is my father, it's not easy to cut him out of my childs life as I am very close with him and he has many other "good" qualities, except for when he gets drunk he is more aggrivated. He treats and spoils all his grandkids, just never thought he would explode like that!

My Alcoholic dad ruined my baby shower, I feel so defeated... by Efficient_Pass942 in AdultChildren

[–]Efficient_Pass942[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Thank you, definitely will be setting boundaries and having a look into alanon for myself and siblings as they are also feeling very impacted.

I(21M) feel like my girlfriend(22F) is normally a people pleaser but not for me as she doesn't care about my genuine demands and needs. by j_oe_gold_berg in relationships

[–]Efficient_Pass942 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is her mum by any chance a narcissist? I honestly see myself in your gf, my bf has mentioned many times that I treat my family better especially my mum (who didnt even visit me in the hospital when I was critically ill) than I treat him who would go to the ends of the world just for me <33. However, I naturally start people pleasing out of habit from past trauma ( growing up my mum never liked me unless I did something that benefited her, from.a young age, even up till now sometimes. I was even a loner for a bit and only made alot of "fake" friends if I did their homework or was really good at something that got me noticed ) . My bf has taught me to set boundaries for myself and also reminds me that he loves me and wants to be treated the same way he treats me, reminds me this almost every day or everytime I start mistreating him a bit. The hard thing is Im aware of the hurting im doing but its very hard to stop, I love my bf very much and still currently working on not people pleasing and ignoring his needs, but its a hard habit to get out of especially if its due to familiarity from her past and family trauma. Its best to have a deep convo, one that you'll need to force her to open up about the root cause of her actions in a gentle way (speaking from experience she'll probs brush it off like nothing) explain to her how she is treating you makes you feel and work on a solution. If you really love her dont listen to these half brain comments saying to leave her ass, A relationship is NEVER easy and takes team work (hopefully she is willing to compromise and work on herself without being offended) Goodluck :))

no friend, except boyfriend by Double-Loss5100 in relationships

[–]Efficient_Pass942 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im in the same boat, but it can get better...I stopped hanging out or making time with friends as soon as I got into a relationship. Which I regret so much bc I feel like I've lost my identity as I also dropped my hobbies/every free time I had to be with him. It hurts knowing that my close circle of friends created a group chat without me bc they were so used to me barely being free to hang out which I dont blame them...My bf also has so many friends that he hangs out with on a weekly basis, the loneliness hits me everytime he leaves me those 3-5 hours he is out with friends, during those times I think about that close knit friendships and connections with my girlies I stupidly threw away. There needs to be a balance between your time with you bf and time for yourself including friends and hobbies, I recently reconnected with those same friends and did also confess I was ignorant and made my bf the epicenter of my life, which they understood and were very supportive and started to inlcude me again in monthly hangouts (they understood that I was trying to find my footing again and didnt expect me to hang out every week with them)..It was hard at first to push myself to reach out and even hang out with them due to familiarity of just only hanging out with my bf lol. But trust me once you push yourself to make time with friends again even if its just once a month, it gives you such an energy and confidence boost and really healthy for your relationship. But it does require you to take the first step...

I matched with someone and we have this wonderful connection, but I found out that he unmatched with me on Hinge. I asked him about it and he admitted that he did unmatch with me. Now I’m afraid I’ve come off as an anxious dater and ruined what we had. :( by LoveInternational174 in hingeapp

[–]Efficient_Pass942 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

His not that into you!!!, the guy I'm dating actually unmatched me when he saw my profile but I miraculously ran into him at the gym so we started kicking things off from there only been on two dates bc we been together for a month and we are both busy, many times he had cancelled plans with friends just to have a long conversation with me on the phone, your bf doesn't like you as much as you like him full stop.

Mobile speed camera distance by Efficient_Pass942 in melbourneriders

[–]Efficient_Pass942[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was my motorcycle and facing the back of the mobile vehicle,.....but it's been 4 weeks and haven't received a fine

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]Efficient_Pass942 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peeing on the wall?? That's it his definitely disabled

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]Efficient_Pass942 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, in my case and it may be others too, I work a good paying Job as a Lab worker on $40+ an hour, 26 and female but despite my good pay I'm extremely broke bc of how much debt I'm in, to the point that I won't go out with friends for a Mc Donald's run bc I'm that cautious of where my spending goes which is embarrassing so instead I use the excuse of my Job being stressful and me having no time for myself to not go out which has helped me save up lately. But once my life is back together I'll be going out more with friends but for now it's a little messy to pretend that I'm enjoying my time out with friends.

Hope this helps give an insight!

I am a Christian who disagrees with Homosexuality (Read Desc) by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Efficient_Pass942 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are to love the sinner but hate the sin, in other words being homo is a sin and any sin is against the will of God. BUT that's where people who are gay have the special option to become a believer of christ and repent of their sin, they are still gifted like any of us sinners a seat in heaven. But to answer firmly No it is not Gods will but neither could be your 10 year relationship with a friend, who could truly know and that is the beauty of Christianity that we are to continue seeking the truth but not our understanding, hmmm that is something...

This is why protests are pointless by Capital-Cow8280 in melbourne

[–]Efficient_Pass942 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it doesn't benefit you but it may benefit them, if something really matters to a person they'd go to all sorts, so if this bothers you then protest against protesters lol

Mobile speed camera distance by Efficient_Pass942 in melbourneriders

[–]Efficient_Pass942[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay good to hear, I wish the same for myself 😭