40 Screenshots Of Disturbing Texts People Received From Toxic Dads

Not every parent is great, indeed some are not just bad at parenting but they can be downright evil. It’s a terrible thing that those who are meant to protect you and keep you safe while teaching you how to navigate the world can sometimes be your worst enemies.

Today, we explore a thread where folks got candid about the worst experiences they’ve had with their fathers. Sharing proof in the texts, these screenshots show that not every biological parent is meant to have children. Scroll below to see some of the most shocking examples of toxic dads that folks have had to deal with, reminding us how important maintaining boundaries is, even with relatives.

Warning: this topic may be triggering for some readers.

#1 That’s A Father Who Needs To Be Investigated

#2 Insane Dad

#3 Dad Decided To Tear My Room Down While I’m Away At College. He Also Threw All Of My Stuff Away Without Asking

#4 My Dad Volunteered Me To Read At Church At 6 AM. He Also Refuses To Use My New Name

#5 My Dad Is In Texas Right Now And Is Making Me Send Photos Of My Room Every Day Or He Takes 100$ From My Account

He’s taken 1000$ out of my brother’s account for eating a Laffy Taffy, so this is actually pretty tame compared to other stuff.

#6 My Dad Called Me Almost 350 Times, Then Decided To Use A Relative’s Recent Death As Leverage. This Is Over Me Packing For School

#7 I Am 22 Years Old, Living On My Own With My Husband, And My Dad Still Tries To Control What I Do

#8 How Do I React To This From My Dad?

#9 My Father Tries To Say He Put Me Through College. My $1,000 Monthly Loan Payments Say Otherwise

#10 My Father Tracking Me While I’m On A Date

#12 I Went Out Of The House For A Bike Ride, And When I Came Back, Dad Locked Me Out Of The House. Luckily, I Had A Back Door Key, But He Physically Forced Me Out Of My Own Home

#13 My Girlfriend Got These From Her Dad Last Night After Not Answering One Phone Call. Things Like This Happen At Least A Few Times A Month With Her Parents

#14 Texted Dad For The First Time In A While To Ask A Simple Question. That Was A Mistake

#15 A Text From My Father, Who Has Blamed Me For All Of His Marriage Problems With My Mom Since I Was 9 Years Old. He Sent Me This Gem While My Husband Was Deployed

#16 I Turned Off My Location Services For My Own Privacy. My Dad, Citing Safety Reasons, Turned Off My Wireless Data Until I Share My Location

#17 My Stepdad Gave My PC Away To Goodwill. He Said I Waste My Time On It And I Should Be An Auto Mechanic Instead Of Going To College For Computer Science. I Spent Like $800 On That PC

I went to Goodwill and bought it back for $85. They had my computer for sale for $85.

#18 Why’d I Have The Same Exact Experience

#19 My Dad Thinks He Is Entitled To My Money (Which I Don’t Have Much Of) Because “It’s Christmas”

#20 My Father Sent A Video To A Group Chat With Me And My Brother Of A Guy Smashing His Kid’s TV Because They Forgot Their Chores

That was yesterday morning. Since then, I’ve been getting complete silent treatment and he snaps at my mom and brother whenever they try to speak to him.

#21 My Dad Always Knows How To Make Me Feel Guilty For Things I Shouldn’t Have To Feel Guilty Over

#23 Dad Decided To Throw My Boots Away Because They’re In The “Middle” Of The Way

#24 23 And Can’t Spend Time With My Boyfriend, Without Dad Constantly Threatening To Come To His House

#25 My Dad Is Sending Me To Boot Camp This Month Because I Didn’t Get My Hair Cut The Way He Wanted. I Was Sobbing In The Back Of My Work When He Sent Me These Messages

#26 I’m A Recovering Alcoholic Who Just Moved Into A New Apartment. This Is What My Dad Left Me

#27 For The First Time In My Life, I Stood Up To My Psycho Dad. His Response Was To Cut Me Out Of His Will

#28 Stepdad Ate My Only Food I Had For Lunch At Work

#29 My Dad Making My Accomplishments About Himself

For context, my sister and I are very low contact with our father. There was a small news article about my participation in a space mission and he is upset the journalist didn’t credit him for my interest in space.

#30 Dad Bruises My Arm After Losing His Temper. He’s Not Very Remorseful

#31 Didn’t Give My Dad 150$ For Beer. He Must Have Found Some Money Somewhere, Because He Drunk Texted Me This Lovely Mess

#32 I’m So Glad My Dad Is Finally Paying Attention To Me

#33 Once A Month From My Dad

#34 That’s Probably Not The Only One

#35 My Dad Still Thinks I’m 13

#36 My Father With Whom I Have Little To No Contact, Put Me (24 Years Old) And My Sister (40 Years Old) In A Group Chat To Chastise Us For Not Texting Him On Thanksgiving

About three years ago, my father cheated on my mother after 31 years of marriage. When my sister and I refused to accept the “other woman” as our new stepmom, he flipped out and cut us off because we hurt her feelings. Over the last three years, he has made no steps to apologize and has done irreparable damage to our relationship. He was constantly sending guilt-tripping texts like this to us, and I finally just snapped and blocked him after this.

#37 My Biological Dad And I Have Always Had A Bad Relationship But I Thought We Had Worked Out Something Civil When He Got “Sober”. I Received $2 Two Days Before My Wedding

Previously he disowned me for marrying a woman, he also said he had stopped drinking, which wasn’t true. I must also mention that he’s been an absent father and an addict my entire life.

#38 Gross Text My Girlfriend’s Dad Sent. He Almost Never Contacts Her And Sent This Out Of The Blue. He Never Replied

#39 Gotta Love My Homophobic Dad. I Wasn’t Even Intentionally Making An LGBTQ+ Design, Just Wanted A Rainbow

#40 Texting My Dad About A Previously Organized Visit With My 9-Week-Old Baby. We Agreed Yesterday That He Would Come Up Around Lunchtime. How Dare I Suggest A Time For Him To Arrive

Shanilou Perera

Shanilou has always loved reading and learning about the world we live in. While she enjoys fictional books and stories just as much, since childhood she was especially fascinated by encyclopaedias and strangely enough, self-help books. As a kid, she spent most of her time consuming as much knowledge as she could get her hands on and could always be found at the library. Now, she still enjoys finding out about all the amazing things that surround us in our day-to-day lives and is blessed to be able to write about them to share with the whole world as a profession.