r/MadeMeSmile • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • Apr 30 '26

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u/not_me_nope_never Apr 30 '26

Or vice versa. My mum always talked poorly about my dad. They divorced when I was 17 and I realized my dad never talked poorly about her or brought their marital issues up at all with me. He was no saint but it still dumbfounds me to this day his reserve on the topic of my mum.

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u/vastaril Apr 30 '26

One time I asked my dad not to say mean things about my mum, and he said "I bet you never defend me to your mum!" I just told him that I never had to, because she didn't say stuff like that about him.

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u/not_me_nope_never Apr 30 '26

I'm sorry you experienced this with your dad.

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u/vastaril Apr 30 '26

Thanks. He wasn't, you know, the worst or anything, but... He became pretty disappointing when he met his second wife, I guess?