I got into an argument once with my dad about abortion. And he told me “You know, you should be totally against abortion. You’d not exist if I managed to convince your mom to abort you.” As an argument to limit abortion access.
Obviously a fucked up thing to say to your own kid, but also it kind of was like: I wouldn’t give a shit if you had, I wouldn’t exist essentially. Kind of wish you’d convinced her TBH.
Oh, they didn’t do me any favors by making this decision.
I have been riddled with health issues as a result of genetic problems, being born underweight, being raised in poverty with inadequate nutrition for the first four or five years of my life, etc. Thanks, Dad!
Edit: Oh, what perfect timing. My father just messaged me asking how I’ve been recently and I said, “Anemic again”.
At one point, somehow the topic of abortion came up while my father was visiting me from the other side of the country. I basically said that I have zero tolerance for anti-choice sentiment and he kept trying to argue with me about it, and I told him eventually that that sort of talk wasn’t welcome in my house.
He tried to “win” me over by saying that I wouldn’t be here if my parents believed in abortion (my mother is actually pro-choice just would never abort herself, but I didn’t get into that). I told him that would be fine. I would never have even known that I didn’t exist.
I know that is the common response, but it’s true, and it also actually shut him up. That and I think he believed me when I told him that he would not be welcome back in my house if he continued that kind of talk.
I got into an argument once with my dad about abortion. And he told me “You know, you should be totally against abortion. You’d not exist if I managed to convince your mom to abort you.” As an argument to limit abortion access.
Obviously a fucked up thing to say to your own kid, but also it kind of was like: I wouldn’t give a shit if you had, I wouldn’t exist essentially. Kind of wish you’d convinced her TBH.
See, this is one of many great times to yell “I didn’t ask to be born!” and storm off
Oh, they didn’t do me any favors by making this decision.
I have been riddled with health issues as a result of genetic problems, being born underweight, being raised in poverty with inadequate nutrition for the first four or five years of my life, etc. Thanks, Dad!
Edit: Oh, what perfect timing. My father just messaged me asking how I’ve been recently and I said, “Anemic again”.
At one point, somehow the topic of abortion came up while my father was visiting me from the other side of the country. I basically said that I have zero tolerance for anti-choice sentiment and he kept trying to argue with me about it, and I told him eventually that that sort of talk wasn’t welcome in my house.
He tried to “win” me over by saying that I wouldn’t be here if my parents believed in abortion (my mother is actually pro-choice just would never abort herself, but I didn’t get into that). I told him that would be fine. I would never have even known that I didn’t exist.
I know that is the common response, but it’s true, and it also actually shut him up. That and I think he believed me when I told him that he would not be welcome back in my house if he continued that kind of talk.