Hi ladies, I wanted to get some perspective on a situation I am facing.
I love my father but it's fair to say our relationship is strained. He can be very selfish and to put it briefly, well, obnoxious. He treats my mother pretty poorly, but she chooses to stay in the marriage. Since I live in a different state, I don't have to deal with his bad behavior like my mother and siblings who live closer do. But they call and tell me some of the awful things he does...which I hate that they do, but nonetheless I find out about things he's up to.
So even though his negative behavior doesn't typically have a direct impact on me, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I love him but often feel awkward about having a father-daughter dance at my wedding reception coming up in 2 1/2 months. I haven't said anything to him about it thus far and change my mind every few days about whether I should or not. I feel like it might be a weird moment, but then worry I'll regret it if I don't do it.
Has anyone else been in a situation like this? When I see sweet pictures on blogs of father daughter dances, it makes me sad.