Is it normal that i take my father's opinion way too seriously, and i'm a girl.

Most teen sons take their father's opinions to heart, and strive for his acceptence. I really really wish I didn't care as much, because Im his daughter. Why should I care. He doesn't know anything about me personaly, I'm too afraid of having a wrong opinion to him. I just 'finalized' my recovery from an eating disorder last month, and he called me fat today. I spent hours crying (still tearing up over it) and I know how terrible the disorder is, and I shouldn't go back but I feel myself slipping (I got down to 110 lbs, and I'm 5'8, I can count my ribs). He didn't like my hair it's natural color, and I still dye it to this day. He comments on what I wear. (I don't dress like a slut, jeans and a shirt everyday)

With every comment I cry/ cut/ spend the whole day planning what I can do to make it better.

This can't be normal, but maybe I'm wrong.

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Comments ( 10 )
  • Anime7

    Get away from that man. The only person that you should care about impressing is yourself, not him. His behavior isn't normal and he is a detriment to your health.

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    Oh my God you poor girl.

    Please, please don't take what he says personally. Only an asshole would treat his daughter like that and he is such a terrible person for doing that to you. It is normal for a girl to care about what her Dad thinks of her... my father left us years ago and abused my sister and I and we STILL, somehow, care about what he thinks.

    He is abusing your emotions, please, please don't listen to him.

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  • regisphilbin

    you should try not to revolve your life around his comments no matter how much you take them to heart and how much you love your dad.

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  • Some people say insults for no reason.

    Don't let other peoples words get to you so much. They don't matter.

    If you let peoples words effect you, then you are giving them power to control you and people will do that for fun. For example someone may not even think someone is fat but they will call them that for a variety of reasons from trying to toughen them up to simply wanting to hurt their feelings because they are disgusted by their sensitivity.

    Other peoples opinions do not matter.

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  • megadriver

    No offense, but I think your dad is a douche. Normally you should pay attention to your parents's oppinions, but this here is just wrong.

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  • sYki

    I don't want to add anymore anxieties but after you get away from him and are recovering, you give off "social cues" that you are in a vulnerable state and SOME others will sense this and feed off this and add to your problems making you feel even worse to make themselves feel better, much like what your farther is doing to you from the vulnerable state you're from trying to recover from with your eating disorder.

    Here's an analogy/metaphor I came up with one day while noticing how people started to treat me poorly while getting over my own demons.

    Your eating disorder is a rock and your present day life is steady pond. The rock was thrown into the pond and made a big splash in it. The rock slowly sinks to the bottom.

    Even though the rock (your eating disorder)made a short lived splash, (became a part of your life)it has sunk (becoming part of your past)in the pond (your present life)and will still leave ripples (lingering events from the past) for others to see, they may want to throw pebbles in to keep the ripples going, time passes and seasons change and the pond has frozen over (put its guard up), when they throw pebbles in they bounce off the ice and get no reaction from the pond and leave it alone, with even more time the ice will melt (letting your guard down) and the pond will be returned to its calm steady state, but with rocks at the bottom. Put up a sign "Do not throw rocks in the pond"

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  • chocolatepizzayeah

    What a horrible thing to say! Ignore him, if he says anything else that offends you, ask him why would he say such a thing? Why would he say that to he's own daughter? This is disgusting me.

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  • dom180

    Spend as much time away from him as you can, either out of the house or with people who care about you (because your dad clearly doesn't) or even online. Like Neuro said, please try not to listen to him. He is abusive and terrible.

    *hugs*

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  • ygrowup

    It is normal, to want to please him, but unhealthy to loose yourself in process! Set boundaries and fine yourself, but respect his suggestions, and remember they are only suggestions. He has his own life to lead

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  • Short4Words

    It isn't normal. Where is Mother? Are you close to her?

    He's probably tearing you down because his own life isn't going so well. I think you might need some separation, or just avoid him, and if he asks you about it, tell him. Tell him that it hurts you. I'm really sorry about all this.

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