Welcome back to Father Knows Something! Real People. Real Stories. Real Dad advice with a dash of ADHD, and maybe a couple of millennials chiming in from time to time to add their takes. This week's episode had Dad and Morgan responding to stories where the listener may need to start standing up for themselves or what they really want. Whether it's moving in with a partner who doesn't like your cat or trying to tell your parent about your poly relationship.. sometimes you just need to do what's best for you!.. or do you? Going to need your help on these ones, so see you in the comments. Submit your write-in ! https://forms.gle/8G2e4ockyZLNoiuX7 Bonus Stories on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fatherknows !! Our P.O. Box: Father Knows Something. 5042 Wilshire BLVD. #470. Los Angeles, CA. 90036 Follow up on Instagram @ Father Knows Something UPDATE US!! If your story has been read respond here: https://forms.gle/6CP9KoWvJ4NMKewa7 Video version available on YouTube: YouTube.com/fatherknowssomething Be sure to subscribe and tell us what you would give for advice! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the theme of today's episode?
Well, that's what matters most.
Let's see if my thoughts change, if my vision has gotten better. Let's see how much sharper my... Oh, I see what you're saying. You're following me now.
Yeah, maybe you'll have better advice since you got better glasses and... I'll never know. Have better vision. Maybe it won't even be 2020 in hindsight. It's 2020 vision from the jump.
That's right.
Interesting.
So what's the theme?
What's the theme today? What are we going to be testing your new vision on? The theme I have today is still finding its name, but essentially it's just like being your truest self, standing up for yourself. There's probably a crafty name.
So let's see where we roll and then you'll post the name.
Yeah, but it's mostly like standing up for yourself. Like, just... Well, I think that's very good.
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Chapter 2: How do I stand up for myself in my relationship?
Yeah.
You know, I just don't think that it's your business to go tell Sophie at this point in time what's going on. If you were friends with Sophie at that moment and it happened and you were, you know, you Then I could see there'd be something that you knew that you'd say, you know, this dog is really doing shit, but I don't know if I would raise any, anything about it today.
He pulled, he pulls this shit in front of you again. You know, you can point blank say, I see you're doing this and this isn't, you're not doing this to my girl. Yeah, and this is... Either you tell her or I'm going to tell her.
This is stuff I really struggle with because I think me, you know, most of us, all of us listening, because I know our fam, I think we try our best to just be good people and keep our side of the street clean and all that. So when you know something that you know is wrong and you know the other person doesn't, you know, know... It's hard.
I think I would maybe ask your boyfriend some questions like, hey, you know, has Jake cheated on Sophie since? Has Jake still cheated on Sophie? Like, if that were the case, I do think she should know. Her health could be at risk. She shouldn't be with a shitty dude stuff. I don't know. But if he's genuinely being a good guy and hasn't cheated, maybe you don't stick your foot in it.
I got a question for you. I'm going to stop you for one moment.
Okay.
If I may. I mean, the fact that she is unaware of anything, why does she even want to know the information?
Sophie?
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Chapter 3: What should I do about my boyfriend's cat aversion?
Okay, this next one. Number four.
Number four.
My mom raised me as a sole parent. When I was an infant, however, she suffered with addiction and I was put in a foster care before school age. I never knew I had a dad as there was no one other than my mom on my birth certificate and I had never heard about him. When I was 10, I got a letter from my birth father from a rehab facility.
It turns out he had been an addict for the past 15 years, but had now gotten sober. It was confusing to me, but I was overall excited. I remained in foster care, though, as I had been placed in a long-term placement and I felt at home, so I did not want to leave and go live with some random person. My father lived three and a half hours away by car, which is relevant. Fast forward to now.
I am in my early 20s, and my dad has remained clean. As the years went on, I see my dad around three times a year, but he never really makes an effort to see me. However, I make an effort to contact him. He has turned his life around and gotten a high paying job, has started a new family and has three houses.
He always brags about how much money he has, upwards of $200,000, in his bank account, which he likes to show me. I'm in nursing school trying to get an education, living alone since 17 as I couldn't stay with my foster family, and safe to say I am struggling. Rent here is about 60% of my income since I don't have the time to work full-time due to studies.
I have to do an unpaid placement soon, and I've asked him to cover a portion of my rent, $100 a week. He makes $1,000 a week after taxes so that I can stay where I am. He has told me to get a full-time job and that he won't be helping me. I'm fed up at this point because honestly, knowing who he is is just disappointing.
I would rather not have a dad than have a dad but not be able to have a father-daughter relationship. I'm thinking of cutting him off, but I also don't want to cause him to relapse. Am I being entitled or overreacting? Ideal outcome, clarity on whether I'm asking too much and advice on how I should proceed going forward.
It would certainly be nice if you could get a hold of your dad and say, and she's done this. I need help. I'm struggling. I'm trying to get through nursing school. I'm trying to make something of myself. You made it very clear that you have all this money.
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