My estranged dad posts popular TikToks where he gives out life and parenting advice.
Yeah, it's pretty much the title. (And for very obvious reasons, please do not attempt to find the videos and doxx me or my dad.) I stopped talking to my parents cold turkey over 2 years ago. I found this channel after looking up one of their other businesses one day and stumbled upon this new page where he makes videos doling out "wisdom" and life stories.
He has a few videos where he talks about "every parent wants to do better than their parents before them" and "every parent wants you to be the best version of yourself."
I don't think these videos are indirect messages to me. I think my parents are just that delusional that our estrangement is just me being young and dumb, and that they any legit advice and wisdom to give.
These videos used to embarrass me, piss me off, spark huge mental rabbit holes of trying to understand my parents' psychology and why they do they things they do. Now, I feel just...nothing towards them, and it's confusing why. The videos are so hypocritical and the estrangement sparked absolutely no reflection in them. But, thankfully, they feel like water rolling off my back lately.
Though, I still fantasize about one day dropping a comment like, "Hey, Dad's Name daughter here. All of my dad's children have been or are estranged from him. Please do not follow this delusional charlatan", along with dropping some other tea, but...I digress.
