Am I being manipulated ?
Hi everyone! I’ve been no contact with my dad for about 3 months. This is due to the fact that he has started another family and failed to tell me or my two siblings that he was having another child until 2 months before the new baby was born. There is also a long history of abuse (physical/mental/domestic) and alcoholism that led me to ultimately cutting contact. My two younger sisters (16/18) still have contact with him. I recently graduated from college and decided to invite him despite no contact. I did this by having my younger sister text him the day before letting him know I was graduating. The reason I waited until the day before was because (albeit petty) we were sent his baby shower invite the night before. Long story short he did not show up (he didn’t even answer until the ceremony was practically over) I can’t help but feel guilty for doing this as he clearly tries to project being the aggressor on to me. Am I wrong ? Should I have made a better effort ?