To all you teens and afterteens on this post,
Here’s a quote from this post; (i was also upset because my dad is well able to afford it but chose to ignore my existence when i needed him..)
This passes for many teens, (and my sincere feelings for MOI, who apparently has a more hard core situation than whats considered normal)
BUT
Sometime its the dad who feels that way. The only time he exists is when he’s needed (Money, favor, car, cell phone, even homework.) Otherwise he is politely non-existent. Oh they say hello, they say good shabbos, then the father ceases to exist. Even when the dad initiates, its a one sentence mumbled reply, or a snarl if they think its beneath their standards. And asking for input/opinion? Not on your life.
I sometimes wonder; why would teens NOT want a relation when they’re reached out to. Or is it something totally else?
What do you teens or aftereteens feel about this?