I hate my father

.. yes i know its an awful thing to say and feel about you’re own dad, but it’s totally true. I feel guilty for hating him, but i can’t stand the sight of him. As a child i always held him in high esteem but as i get older I realize what kind of person he is.

My dad has made our life a living hell. He is awful with money and there is no end to the amout of money he has borrowed from banks, loan sharks, family members and family friends, only to never pay them back. He thinks he is some kind of tycoon, and yes i know he is doing it with the intention to build up a business and and bring in money so he can put a roof on our head and to put food on our table. He would never pays bills we constantly have court letters being sent to us and bailaffs visitin us threatening to evict us.
We didnt have a mortgage to pay as my grandfather ( dada) bought our house for us when my parents got married and set up a business for my dad. My dad however mortagaaged our house and his whole business premises to generate capital for a ridiculous business investment. he did this without consulting with anyone, and fraudently removed my dada’s name from the properties and my mums without consulting any body essenstialy fradulently forging their signatures. He continue to borrow money, never pay bills and basically all the money we were eating food from was borrowd , my mum had no knowldge of this , depsite becoming suspicious of what he was doing but he said everything will be fine. He lied about everything constantly, he lies nono-stop about everything anything still does it to this day

He would employ ppl and not pay them, allow them to invest their money into ventures an they would loose all they invested, and then blame them for everything, when their wives would aproacj my mum she wouldn;t have any knowledge of it, when my mum would confront him about it he would go to their houses and swear and scream at them in front of their families and threaten them, ive come to learn all of this now and im disgusted

we eventually endud up loosing anything and he was made bankrupt. He knew he was going bankrupt but told us he would be able to save her home, he even emotinally blackmailed my nana ( mum;s father) into sending money from pakistan to help and ensured it would mean we wouldn;t loose our house. He used that money for something lied and we lost our home, he told a week before we were meant to be thrown out of our home and it was during ramadhan, i have younger siblings and they were devatstated, as was my mum, we had nowhere to go, and had to stay with family friends for a while, as well as becoming the joke of the city- ppl i knew stopped talking to me or if they did it was to enquire what excatly happening no one came to help

he also caused his own father to go bankrupt, he clearly has no regard for anything

he emotionally blackmailed my nana into sending money from pakistan for a downpayment for a small house on mortgage on my mums name, everyone refused but he emotionally blackmailed him by saying his grandchildren had nowhere to go
2 years down the lane we are facing eviction notices and court notices for failure to pay mortgage arreas, we have randomn uncles from the community and uncles we know coming to our dear screaming at out mother saying our father pleaded with them for money for an emergency but after taking the money he never return their calls doesnt talk to them and doesn;t even acnowledge he even borrowed from them
when my mum confronts him about it he hits her and beats her up he never used to do this, he goes to work in a building he is renting does no work sits and does nothing returns home late at nigh and i dont see him for days on end, he doesnt pay for our food or our bills and when confrontd about taking other ppls money he says its not his fault he doesnt have money and if we’re so concerned we should pay them back ourselves

he lies and swears, he doesnt read his namaz, he abuses my mum i hate him so much, I just wish Allah would help us weve been going through this hell for so long , ppl say its just material things, its not even about material things, i dont mind livining wherever its the owing ppl money which gets to me. :frowning:
and these ppl threaten him with violence and that they’ll harm his family and he doesn’t even care about this

i try and helo towards buying groceries as much as possible but im still young and i earn peanuts, hes even taken loans in my name without my knowledge, and if i dont pay up im in trouble :frowning:
life feels like it isnt worth living at times, you don;t expect you’re parents to wreck you’re life like this, i live is constant fear of ppl chasing me for money that my father owes me :frowning:

I feel bad because he is my dad but he has alot to answer to Allah, borrowing money is frowned upon in islam and i think there is even a hadith stating that a man who takes loans is a man who lies
deep down i know he isnt a bad person, but i cant help but hate him, and there is just no way out of this mess he has created :frowning:

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I feel for you.

We all have issues with certain family members.
Whatever happens, he is still your father, without him, you wouldnt be here.

Just stay strong for your siblings and mum and hopefully all will be well. in the end your dad will realise his mistakes and decide to become a better person not just for his sake, but for the sake of his kids.

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I really feel sorry for you.

It reminds me of my own Father...

However we endure and it makes us stronger. I would not wish a father like mine on an enemy, but at the same time my father helped shape me like Iron and it's why I stand for what I do.

I pray Allah give you patience and help your Father to a better path.

I was often tempted to side with my Fathers enemies and work against him, but I'm proud I did not and today both enemy and friend can look to me as the greater.

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Uhmm at the first reply.

Tweety - if you're just venting, fair enough. If you want a solution, there is only one very obvious one for your mum and siblings, which I'm sure you're aware of.
I think the most significant thing you have mentioned is the fact that he has and is creating very serious problems for you in regards to your future.

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I don't know what to say... I'm so sorry
I can surely pray for you that InshAllah your situation will change for the better. InshAllah it will!

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Your dad seems to be under a lots of financial pressure with no one on his side. It might be beneficial for him to go through some counseling. Neverthelss, you need to judge him on his intentions and not his actions. Is he doing all this because he is greedy and a dishonest person or he is a sincere family man with zero financial planning sense? Its up to you to find out.

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wow what a horrible situation, I don't really know what to say, keep praying to God for help. It sounds like you are all afraid of your dad and very frustrated by his actions, if your mom wont stand up to him then I don't see what else you can do. You could protect your credit by contacting all credit reference agencies (in the UK they are Experian, Equifax, Call credit, D&B a few more I cant remember) and putting a secret password on you file so if anyone tries to get credit in your name they will have to give the secret password, maybe all your siblings could do that so he cant get anymore credit in his childrens names.
Other then that you can just learn from his mistakes and never do what he has done to your own children.

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I feel sorry for you. But hey venting aside. Calm down and think of a solution to go out from this mess. Maybe your father is under alot of pressure from all the setbacks in business ventures ..etc... get some counselling. From your writing, it felt that your father was taking loans with good intentions.

Life is not simple, and if you think your is the worst, then you are wrong.

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Voice of reason perhaps…:k:

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**i feel sorry for u and ur siblings and mother and feel angry at ur dad who has been so reckless. may Allah help u all.

i don't know where u live but sounds like u r in the western world. i think the best solution for ur dad to come out of this mess is to declare personal bankruptcy. i'm sure, given his financial situation, he'll get a complete discharge. this way he won't have to pay anyone anything legally and he won't be able to borrow for next 7 years and that will be a big help. he can start from scratch...get a job and live a peaceful life...may i ask u where u r located?**

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It's at times when I read things like this, that I believe maybe my life isn't that bad after all.
I feel so bad just reading all this, so I cant even imagine what you must be going through..
Hang in there and pray to Allah and hopefully things will get better...but that may require you having to take action also...

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Does someone want to suggest how you get a violent, abusive person who puts his family in danger but believes he is doing nothing wrong, some counselling?

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Easy way - Sectioned under the mental health act.
Hard way - I have no idea.

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I wonder what people would suggest if it is was their sister or daughter going through what Tweetie and her mom are going through?

My advice, to Tweetie, if possible:

You, your mom and your siblings should flee such an abusive and emotionally damaging situation. You need to take care of yourself and your family - pick yourselves up and out of the financial and emotional nightmare you’re in. Harsh as it sounds, it might easier to help your father at a distance rather than continuing to live with him.

My thoughts and prayers are with your family :hugz:

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^Exactly.

Actually getting out of this mess is going to be a bloody situation involving professional help (most likely, the police too). Not "oh hay dad, I think you need some counselling".

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According to the OP he wasn't always like this. Despite everything he's done I think no person is ever beyond help or redemption and you shouldn't just give up without trying.

I really feel for your tweety_pie, I think your dad is on a downwards spiral and he needs professional help asap. Of course you should keep praying to Allah to get you through this difficult time, your family might want to consider separation until your father gets the help he needs and can reform himself, obviously the domestic abuse and violence shouldn't be allowed to continue. But he does need to be given a chance to start over, get a proper job instead of wasting his time in business ventures (since he's obviously can't do business) and this will only happen with the help of a professional.

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Sehrysh, with due respect - before we give such advice, its always safe to keep in mind that we are reading a perspective. Facts + perspective become realities. More clouded the perspectives are, more away the realities are from actual fact.

you just cannot advice a family to split up just by reading what she thinks about her dad.

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I’m completely with Sehrysh. You need to get as far away as possible and get professional help, to ensure that he cannot come near you unless through proper channels where you are safe, and also to remove all financial association.

One of the very positive things about where you live is that there is a lot in place to help people in such situations. You can start over. And I don’t see what dignity or future you have left in the situation you are in, so things can only get better.

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Without a doubt! But the stigma will most likely prevent the mom from getting outside help. Looks like a typical narcissist + co-dependent relationship, the mom is never going to leave.

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According to what I have read, she only began to realise the truth as she matured.