My dad keeps making jokes about my weight...?
So I'm 16 and my dad well.. He makes fun of my weight! It hurts so bad because I'm already extremely self-conscience about my weight! I struggle with my weight every day! He doesn't know this though! He kinda just thinks that I'm a normal teenager.. No one in my family knows about my struggle with body image.. I cry and think about it constantly and these comments don't Help! I know he's only joking but it gets to me and makes me cry every time! I'm not obese or anything but I am a little overweight! I'm the only one in my house that doesn't have a super fast metabolism! All of my brothers are very skinny and I'm just the black sheep weight wise! He says stuff like oh most people grow vertically but you grow horizontally right Sarah? I just sorta tell him to shut up every time and he just thinks I'm not bothered by it but I am! He jokes about my weight everyday and it just hurts! Even my nanny and uncle are joining in.. I don't know what to do !!!
My own Dad makes fun out of my mental illness along with many other things. I'm that angry that I could quite easily snap his neck. What can I do?
What I've learned from dealing with older generations is that they fit into the category of “old dogs can't learn new tricks”My dad is a very intelligent man, but the way he was raised makes his outlook on life and values so narrow that I refuse to discuss certain topics with him because it's futile. Older generations don't realize the extent of mental issues because there wasn't as much research and focus on it when they were younger. Most of them have a different way of approaching mental issues, addiction, and other plagues that humans face and it was pretty much to ignore it. Look how well that ended up. Sometimes there's just no getting through to people like that. They refuse to understand or learn anything outside their own comfort zone, and with that kind of narrow mindset there's no getting through to them because they don't want to change their mind.Have you tried talking to other family members about it? If your father is this disrespectful and negative, sometimes you just have to let them go. I have a lot of family members who refuse to see me as a person and they treat me lower than dirt because of my mental and addiction issues, and I just decided it wasn't worth my time, effort, or energy to try to persuade them otherwise. They don't mean anything to me anymore, either. I know who I am. I know I'm a good person. Other people's opinions and thoughts don't affect me anymore. I've learned that sometimes you have to be really selfish and choosy about who you allow in your life if you want to have a positive working environment. Even if it means letting go of people close to you. At the end of the day, no one on earth has to live your life or deal with your issues more than you. You have to live with yourself everyday. You matter and you deserve to be happy. No one should ever make you feel otherwise.
My dad makes me feel uncomfortable?
Sorry I found this funny, because this is what my grandpa does. Some people have a dumb sense of humour, and they will do anything for a cheap laugh. If you feel uncomfortable, just sit down and talk to him about it. All these people saying its a spirit or he has a disorder are being ridiculous. It's just him trying to be funny. Don't be so hard on him. When he calls you sexy, your his daughter, he doesn't mean it sexually, he is again trying to be funny, and probably giving you a compliment. What I do to my grandad is just be a smart aleck back to him. If he is trying to get you embarrassed (Which some people do on purpose to get a laugh), just show him that it doesn't effect you. "Water off a ducks back" is the old saying. If he says he is going to tie you down and torture you, just say something like "Not if I get you first" or "Good luck with that". Don't take it to the police unless he starts to get physical with you. If you do what all these other people are saying, and your dad is just having a joke and he finds out you called the police, imagine the damage to your relationship with your family. Good luck, and don't take it so personally.
My dad just called me dry, what does he mean?
Without context, it’s hard to say for sure. The two most obvious answers that come to mind are:You have a dry personality.This means you are overly serious, don’t have a sense of humour, and tend to be almost robotic and emotionless in your approach to life. To many people, this is an insult. Although, in all fairness, if you are intending to be serious and unemotional, it’s just a statement of fact.You have a dry sense of humour.This means that you like jokes that are delivered in a serious tone of voice, often clever or witty plays on words. (Both when you’re telling jokes and hearing/enjoying them yourself.) The British are generally considered to have a dry sense of humour, wherein much of the comedy is witticisms traded back and forth. This is simply a statement of the type of comedy you prefer, and isn’t an insult — to be honest, I’d take it as a compliment. But then I have a very dry sense of humour.
My dad makes fun of my weight!!! How to I get him to stop.?
I absolutely without a doubt hate my dad for this. He laughs and makes jokes about my weight. When he does it, everyone else joins in and laughs. He says stuff like, give it to fat boy back there, you're not getting any skinnier, and he always laughs at me. I always wait and then shed a tear in silence. When I try to eat healthy, like salads and stuff he just laughs. I think I'm not that fat. I'm not obeses. I'm just slightly over weight. He makes me sooo mad. Everyone from my cousins to my mom and brother joins in and laugh. I need help to get him to stop. I'm not the kind to confront and talk about my feelings though. Sometimes when he is super mean, I wish he would die. It's like my dad is perfect with no flaws. Also he is sooooo hypocritical. He is always yelling at me not to pick on someone just because you can and because your bigger. (I play with my little bro then he cries and goes and lies on me ). THEN HERE HE COMES BARGING ALL IN MAKING FUN OF ME BECAUSE HE CAN AND BECAUSE HE IS BIGGER THAN ME. It's getting way to bad with the weights jokes.
Why did my dad yell at me for cutting myself? He joked about it too when I got a scratch from my dog. He said, “did you cut yourself again?” and then he laughed. What do I do?
Maybe he just don't take these things seriously. You should have a talk. I know it's difficult, but you have to explain to him the reason you cut and that he should take things seriously, because you need his support. This behavior isn't helpful at all, and it will only make you worse. Some people who have not experienced depression or whatever made you cut yourself, can't understand how difficult it is for the person who cuts. And if you don't tell him, they will never understand it and take it seriously. So, if you talk to him and make him understand that it's difficult for you and you need him by your side, this would work.
Who are the people that make up jokes?
Mostly comedians and comedy writers. That said, there's a distinction between "street" jokes based on conversational formulas like "knock knock" or "a man walks into a bar," so forth and the kinds of jokes that comedians tell, which have an underlying logical grammar, but often don't hew to a strict script. Like consider the following jokes:"Every book is a children's book if the kid can read." - Mitch Hedberg"Everywhere is walking distance, if you've got the time." - Steven Wright"Every fight is a food fight when you're a cannibal." - Demetri Martin"Every book is a mystery book, when you're illiterate." - meAlso similar though slightly different logical construction is Aparna Nancherla's "Any pizza can be a personal pizza if you cry when you eat it." And then longer form comedians also have jokes that include logic like these but are even more hidden in the delivery. So that's a short answer, but really just depends what kind of joke you mean.