As a young adult in her mid 20s, it's becoming more difficult to have a simple conversation with my dad. Every single day (without exaggeration), every conversation, even over dinner-talk, is starting to feel like being questioned in a courtroom or being a part of a debate i didn't sign up for. It may sound small, but this is a consistent quality, and it is coupled with being spoken over, being interrupted, dismissed or told to "shove it" and much more worse insults that I can't bring myself to type, whenever there is even a slight disagreement with his opinion. He also asks questions to seem intellectual at the table but only does so when there is an audience. For example if any of the family member is talking about something that they have a deep knowledge of/ if it is their area of study, he will keep raining questions till they can't answer one and then reply and smile with "yeah, i thought so". Additionally, whenever he watches TV or goes out of the house, he praises the talent and intellect of other women e.g. - business managers, those who sing on singing shows, TV hosts etc, but behaves as aforementioned with the women in his own home. He has also been abusive physically towards my younger siblings when drunk which has made me lose a lot of respect for him. I have tried everything, including therapy which didn't quite help as much as I hoped for it to. And have also tried sitting down to have an honest conversation with him which led to being insulted even more. The rest of the women tolerate it, and they tell me to just ignore it and carry on with my work, but the truth is, it is becoming increasingly difficult for fear of what he will say next and having to walk on eggshells 24/7. He also always has to have the last word. I am hoping to keep distance from him permanently and to move away as soon as I have earned enough. AITA? And any tips on how to currently survive through all of this? Thanks!   submitted by   /u/AdorableMatter0309   to   r/AITA_Relationships [link]   [comments]