u/riks1901

My dad has an elder brother and he literally asks him about almost every decision in his life. But now it’s gone too far because he has started asking him about my life decisions too.

I’m planning to go back to my hometown to meet my family, and I wanted to visit one of my closest friends in another city while I’m there. My dad was completely okay with it and said I could go meet her. But after his elder brother told him not to let me go, suddenly my dad changed his mind.

I asked my dad, “It’s your choice if you want to ask your brother before making decisions for yourself, but please don’t apply the same thing to me. I’m not bound by either of you. My life and the decisions I make should be mine.”

I know he is my dad and I respect him, but sometimes it genuinely hurts when I feel like I don’t even have a say in my own life. I just want to be trusted enough to make my own decisions, even if I make mistakes along the way.

My dad has an elder brother and he literally asks him about almost every decision in his life. But now it’s gone too far because he has started asking him about my life decisions too.

I’m planning to go back to my hometown to meet my family, and I wanted to visit one of my closest friends in another city while I’m there. My dad was completely okay with it and said I could go meet her. But after his elder brother told him not to let me go, suddenly my dad changed his mind.

I asked my dad, “It’s your choice if you want to ask your brother before making decisions for yourself, but please don’t apply the same thing to me. I’m not bound by either of you. My life and the decisions I make should be mine.”

I know he is my dad and I respect him, but sometimes it genuinely hurts when I feel like I don’t even have a say in my own life. I just want to be trusted enough to make my own decisions, even if I make mistakes along the way.