Venting! Everyone, feel free to use it as YOUR venting thread too...

[Jennifer5]

Today I received an e-mail from pastor@.........ucc.org, my father.

I am invited to the church's Global Green Fair. First of all, it would bulk mail, I don't think he meant to send it to me because it went out to all of his contacts I think. This wouldn't bother me except for the fact that it reminds me of how I feel towards him. Part of me will never want to forgive him for not telling us he was getting married, for that matter he never told us that he was even dating the woman that he married.

I don't really care because I had absolutely no intention of going to the wedding anyway since it was less than a year after my parents got divorced and also because he was being an incredibly horrible father to my sister and I. However, I am constantly reminded that we found out from a family friend and read an announcement on the church's sign long before he bothered mentioning he was married. Then, he never did actually bother telling us, since we already knew he just never said anything about it.

Luckily, this stuff hurts a little bit less everytime. He will always be my father biologically, but it has been a very long time since I have thought of him as a dad.

Now... VENT away everything you just need to say so that it can go away. :rolleyes:

[tymejumper]

Sounds like your father is as much as a winner as my father! My father was a terrible father also.

My rant is a kid who thinks it's ok to try to bully my son, whom I have posted is questioning at this time. He pretty much told me he just doesn't know who he is attracted to at this point and then said no matter what, Justin Timberlake is sexy.

Anyhow, leave it to some hypermasculine, sexist, male chauvinstic little prick to pick up that my son is questioning and attempt to bully him for it. It started with 'you walk like a girl' which he does not, he is very coordinated and does not swagger about like alot of other boys, then 'what's wrong with you, you don't swear' when my son said I didn't like it, and he chose to respect his mother and sisters he got hit with the gay word. I know that it's meant to say he is a sissy and stuff, but it angered me SO much that they would even attempt to lable my son I threw a HUGH fit and demanded that the principal and teacher look into it and take care of it right away. I do have to say that they got on it right away. Our school has a gender expression/sexual orientation policy that results in expultion if you tease or try to bully for these things.

It also scares me and replays alot of fears and stuff from my teen years. I refuse to have my son grow up thinking he is sick or weird if he IS gay. I have had enough therapy to fix that in me!

[Jester25]

First of all, mom, a *Hugh* fit? Someone's thinking a little too much about Wolverine, methinks. XD

As for the rant, I'd just like to rant on the stupidity of some people. Especially people who think the internet is there for teasing others. I was recently forced to leave deviantART because some stupid little troll and his friends decided it would be fun to pick on me. So, I'm gone for a year at least, and if and when I return, and I see him and his little friends still there, I'm leaving forever.

[Jennifer5]

First of all, mom, a *Hugh* fit? Someone's thinking a little too much about Wolverine, methinks. XD

As for the rant, I'd just like to rant on the stupidity of some people. Especially people who think the internet is there for teasing others. I was recently forced to leave deviantART because some stupid little troll and his friends decided it would be fun to pick on me. So, I'm gone for a year at least, and if and when I return, and I see him and his little friends still there, I'm leaving forever.
The internet can be a scary place, be careful. :love:

[Jester25]

Of course. Safety's always the best policy. :love:

[Jennifer5]

It's easy to forget that that includes emotional safety too though. You're being hurt if it makes your heart ache, in a bad way.
:)

[Jester25]

Of course. That's why I left. I had had enough of the abuse... and my mom made me... XD

But I do have a few of my friends on deviantART keeping an eye on the trolls. Apparently, they get the idea that I don't care anymore and now they're trying to get my friends. I warned them as best I could... hopefully they know how to deal with it - it's out of my hands now.

[Jennifer5]

Can I ask... what was it that they were picking on you about?