Most forum members know about my situation with my father. We're not talking.
This past Wednesday, he sent me an e-mail, saying he was "checking in on me, to see how I'm doing, and how the treatment was going." He said he "Knows it's tough on me".
So, after hearing the news from the doctor about my mom's positive prognosis. (God Willing) I sent my father an e-mail telling him so, early yesterday morning. It's been almost two days, and the punk, who I know has his laptop on him 24-7, hasn't so much as said "I'm happy for you, Mitch, that the doctors prognosis is what it is" Nothing. It's like he just e-mailed me on Wednesday, hoping to hear bad news.
What infuriates me more than anything is his full of shit facade. My mom, I, our entire family, our friends, even the doctors, know that this guy is just waiting for my mom to die, so that he and his wench can collect her alimony check. I despise him for that, but don't e-mail me, after not talking to me for two months, playing the "concerned father", and then blow me off, when I tell him such significant news.
My mom wants me to wait a few days, and send him an e-mail, blasting him. Unless I hear from him, I just want to ignore the SOB. With the test she has Tuesday, and the traveling, I dont want to do it until after that. There's also the issue of the Jewish Holiday on Wednesday. While none of us are religious, I don't want to acknowledge him for that, unless he contacts me first with some encouragement.
Am I wrong to feel as I do? If you don't care whether my mom lives or dies, don't contact me, asking me how I'm holding up. Before I heard the news from the doctor on Thursday, I told my father that I was in very bad shape. My emotions since Thursday afternoon, as I posted previously, have gone from " bad shape" to, "cautiously optimistic". (A term my mom hates, because my father used to use it all the time). She prefers to say "We are hoping for the best".
Anyhow, so that's it. I really wish he would either show some caring, or leave me alone. He cant just drop out for months, email me asking how I am, then hear this news, and ignore me..
Mitch
This past Wednesday, he sent me an e-mail, saying he was "checking in on me, to see how I'm doing, and how the treatment was going." He said he "Knows it's tough on me".
So, after hearing the news from the doctor about my mom's positive prognosis. (God Willing) I sent my father an e-mail telling him so, early yesterday morning. It's been almost two days, and the punk, who I know has his laptop on him 24-7, hasn't so much as said "I'm happy for you, Mitch, that the doctors prognosis is what it is" Nothing. It's like he just e-mailed me on Wednesday, hoping to hear bad news.
What infuriates me more than anything is his full of shit facade. My mom, I, our entire family, our friends, even the doctors, know that this guy is just waiting for my mom to die, so that he and his wench can collect her alimony check. I despise him for that, but don't e-mail me, after not talking to me for two months, playing the "concerned father", and then blow me off, when I tell him such significant news.
My mom wants me to wait a few days, and send him an e-mail, blasting him. Unless I hear from him, I just want to ignore the SOB. With the test she has Tuesday, and the traveling, I dont want to do it until after that. There's also the issue of the Jewish Holiday on Wednesday. While none of us are religious, I don't want to acknowledge him for that, unless he contacts me first with some encouragement.
Am I wrong to feel as I do? If you don't care whether my mom lives or dies, don't contact me, asking me how I'm holding up. Before I heard the news from the doctor on Thursday, I told my father that I was in very bad shape. My emotions since Thursday afternoon, as I posted previously, have gone from " bad shape" to, "cautiously optimistic". (A term my mom hates, because my father used to use it all the time). She prefers to say "We are hoping for the best".
Anyhow, so that's it. I really wish he would either show some caring, or leave me alone. He cant just drop out for months, email me asking how I am, then hear this news, and ignore me..
Mitch
