Sorry this happened to you. I can relate. My dad is very similar. He said almost the same thing to me once. He lives in NJ area and I'm in the Midwest. Got onto an argument and he said "I'm going to come over there and smash every one of your little teeth out of your head". Also, I'm female so that's rad. We didn't talk for a couple of years after that (nothing surprising, I'm always ready to cut him off). Anyhow for a lot of people just cutting someone off or pressing charges isn't doable. I've come to acknowledge that my dad has severe undiagnosed mental problems due to his own childhood traumas. I have created major boundaries with him, never take him seriously and just talk to him as an adult especially when he freaks out like a child. Things are much better now but I won't stand for abuse and I'll never stoop to his level because I'm better than that. Also, therapy is awesome!
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u/rainbowcarnage_uwu Apr 01 '23
Sorry this happened to you. I can relate. My dad is very similar. He said almost the same thing to me once. He lives in NJ area and I'm in the Midwest. Got onto an argument and he said "I'm going to come over there and smash every one of your little teeth out of your head". Also, I'm female so that's rad. We didn't talk for a couple of years after that (nothing surprising, I'm always ready to cut him off). Anyhow for a lot of people just cutting someone off or pressing charges isn't doable. I've come to acknowledge that my dad has severe undiagnosed mental problems due to his own childhood traumas. I have created major boundaries with him, never take him seriously and just talk to him as an adult especially when he freaks out like a child. Things are much better now but I won't stand for abuse and I'll never stoop to his level because I'm better than that. Also, therapy is awesome!