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so when i was younger, my dad gifted me a book he helped write. i was in second grade and it was his only copy. i got bullied a lot at that school and someone must have stolen it. either way, it was over a decade ago. people laughed at me and the teacher yelled at me to sit back down, and i remember leaving to get something and checking back and it was gone.

my dad will switch often between being very nice and loving, then mad and stuff over the book, for example, then when i say idk where it is, he sends a bunch of heart emojis, acts more excited than usual, and says “thank you anyway!!!! <3”

furthermore, he will get into arguments easily which is also why he cant land a job, and then will get mad when someone is not “on his side”, calling people traitors and stuff for refusing to do favors for him and switching between really kind and loving to really mean and angry when someone doesn’t do what he wants.

he’s too self-absorbed to get a diagnosis and not self-aware enough, but everyone says he’s narcissistic.

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[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (4 children)

Ummm can he not buy another copy? Had he not published it yet or something?

Those kids are really fucked up.

[–] anoncafe@lemmy.cafe 2 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

maybe he didn’t publish it, i assume

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

All on him for giving it to you.

If it was about 10-15 years ago, computers existed so he coild have had a back up copy too.

Sounds like he needs mental health help. Could be as simple as undiagnosed autism or something more complex like a complete memtal break down. Sounds similar to my mother who i have been very at odds with throughout my life but she has legitimate trauma to work through. You can get your dad taken to receive psychiatric care against his will, but it's probabky best if you and your family arrange an intervention for him or something - i.e a professionak arrives and you all sit down together and convince him to recdive some medical assistance.

[–] anoncafe@lemmy.cafe 2 points 5 hours ago

he does seem to have autistic traits, if he is autistic I know where I get it from, but he's also very "autism is a nasty disease" and a conservative

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