Is it normal to hate and love your dad at the same time?

I have a stepdad who has 2 other kids with a cold hearted bitch. he and my mother met when i was 3 and then had nother daughter when i was 6. i think he favors her mor tho, because she is his actual daughter. Well, my stepdad has lots of problems, like a little mentalness, depression, heart problems, weight problems, and back problems. he takes a lot of medicine. Well, it seems he always an asshole. He blames me for everything, makes me do all of the chores at home, constantly telling me i lie, and calls me a lazy fat ass. Also, im a tomboy, so im not really girly, but my sister is, and he constantly asks why i cant be girly like my sister. (my mom does too.) And at the few times he is nice to me, he makes me feel bad about a lot of things, one of them being how he is disabled and cant clean, so i have to do it.but he can be really awsome when hes not being a prick. My sister doesent have to do anything, like cleaning her room, or doing laundry, things i have to do for her. He always says i didnt start doing chores till i was 10, but i know i was doing them before i was even 5. sometimes he gets me so mad, i think of just stabbing him over and over, or killing myself, but then i get guilty. and when i explin things like all of this to her, she just takes his side, not even consitering my side of the story. wow....that was a long rant....srry, didnt know i had that much bottled up inside....well, is it normal to hate and love your dad at the same time?

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  • Yes this is totally normal - I HATE my dad with a passion but I still love him cuz - well - He's my dad

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  • Sure. And your step dad has a lot of issues. You might focus more on school, community (friends, interest based activities), getting a part time job & plans to eventually leave as you get older. Also see a counsellor if you need support. In other words make the best of the world outside of you, which has so much more to offer than this man ever will.

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    • *outside of your family

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  • Yup, it sure is! My mom said something to me a few years back after we had a rather loud 'discussion'.... She said You're my son and I love you, but I don't like you very much.'

    I got that. I will always love my mom, but I realized at that moment that she has no sense of humor about anything I do and never will. We will probably always argue but that won't stop me from caring about her.

    In my eyes, my mom was a mean, grumpy person growing up. But I know that few parents intentionally try to be 'bad parents'.

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  • ollieo is giving good advice. step family problems are difficult and alot of people have them. your stepfather takes lots of meds and probably has back pain, both things will change his personality (and not in a good way)

    don't think about killing yourself. your problem is a temporary one. you will get older, and more independent, he will get older and hopefully more mellow. at any rate, it isn't going to last forever. don't forget that. hang in there.

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