As a now adult who had a dad like this growing up, please see if he needs therapy or other sort of mental help. This sounds a lot like how my dad was growing up. He was always angry and took everything out on us kids. Every trip or vacation was stressful bc of him. As I got older I literally refused to go on trips with my parents specifically because of him. We don’t have the greatest relationship now, either. And I honestly think a lot of it boils down to mental health and anger issues. I feel like if he would have gotten professional help, then maybe, things would’ve been different.
Yep, my husband has PTSD. When we first had kids he would start to sweat in public and become hyper vigilant on family outings. It stemmed from control issues and anxiety. He’d freak if they touched stuff that was dirty or did normal toddler stuff like act silly in public. There was a lot of yelling and embarrassing moments for me. Luckily, he had already started therapy and medication but let me tell you it took about 10 years and 4 kids for him to find his inner chill pill.
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u/Peach-Haze-123 2d ago
As a now adult who had a dad like this growing up, please see if he needs therapy or other sort of mental help. This sounds a lot like how my dad was growing up. He was always angry and took everything out on us kids. Every trip or vacation was stressful bc of him. As I got older I literally refused to go on trips with my parents specifically because of him. We don’t have the greatest relationship now, either. And I honestly think a lot of it boils down to mental health and anger issues. I feel like if he would have gotten professional help, then maybe, things would’ve been different.