How Do I Try to Get Financial “replacement” From My Dad for What He’s Done to Me?
Question by Rosall: How do I try to get financial “replacement” from my dad for what he’s done to me?
My dad hasn’t really been the best father figure in my life.. He’s an alcoholic with a huge sex interest who has hurt me and my siblings for so long, in so many ways.
I’m the only one of his kids who’s still underage, so in the eyes of the law, he’ll still be my guardian for another two years (same with my mom, but I live a happy life with her).
I feel like he owes me a lot, and sometimes I feel like facing him in court. I’ve heard that it’s possible to crave someone on money, (lawsuit?) and occasionly I feel that it would.. fit?
I do feel that it would make me seem like some spoiled brat, but if you only knew about all the things I’ve been through, maybe one would see it all differently… (“Hot tempered, alcoholic , sex addict”.. Does that say anything?)
And also, there are some more things I want to add:
-I’ll probably have to face a shitstorm of negative comments, so I’m preparing for that..
– As you probably can tell, English isn’t my first language but I hope you could see my point anyway. Maybe “Financial replacement/recovery” wasn’t the right choice of words..
Best answer:
Answer by Rosalie
If he has been fulfilling his financial obligations to you and your mom, it’s not clear what you would be suing for.
You are far better off getting some therapy (which you may be able to get him to pay for) so you can go on to live a healthy life without doing so much looking back.
One of the things that can keep hurting you is not only what he has or hasn’t done for you, but for you to keep looking back upon your history. The sooner you earn to move forward with your life and make some of your own plans,. the better off you will be. And that is something you must do.
Going back to get something more out of him is a way of making contact again, and that is not healthy.
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