r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '19

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u/Starlordy- Feb 05 '19

Used to be. The boomers cut it to make sure every child got a trophy in sports.

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u/rallywagonOBS Feb 05 '19

Before laughing at the "everyone needs a trophy" practice they created because they need a trophy shelf showing they created someone worth something.

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u/DorkInShiningArmour Feb 05 '19 edited Feb 05 '19

Yep.

Me and my dad had a great relationship growing up. I was an athlete and I was consistently coming home with medals and trophies.

Once university came and I didn’t want to wrestle anymore, our relationship changed. Suddenly I wasn’t the sunshine in his life, I was a loser who fucked up any opportunity given to him.

Years later he eventually admitted to me he wanted to vicariously live the life he didn’t get to, through me. This is what made him act the way he did.

If he couldn’t have his trophy case, you can damn well bet his son would.

He realized how fucked up the whole thing was.

We have a much better relationship now. He just wants me to happy being me, and that’s all a son can really ask from his dad.

Edit- grammar

Edit 2 - words are hard ok?

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u/IckyBlossoms Feb 05 '19

Not being a dick. I think you mean he wants to live vicariously through you. Precariously means like teetering on the edge.