64 Y.O FATHER DATING 26 Y.O GIRL, WHO IS HIS SON’S SCHOOLMATE & YOUNGER THAN HIM

My father is dating someone younger than me

Last year I discovered my father (64) is dating a 26 year old.

My father had just gotten out of a somewhat long-term relationship and had been talking about seeing someone new.

My siblings and I were asking him some questions about it because he had been odd about the whole thing.

One of them joking asked “Is she in her 20’s or something?” which he didn’t respond to. My stomach immedietly sunk, I knew I knew exactly who it was. I pulled her up on social media and showed her to him and of course it was her.

She is a year younger than me, we all went to school together. I was able to put it together so quickly because I was struck with a discomforting memory from school when my father was telling me how she had been messaging him on FB.

he mentioned how it was kind of odd but I remember being incredibly unsettled with how he said it. Like he was finding some odd enjoyment about being able to mention it.

My sibling and I didn’t have a good relationship with him, but we have maintained one at the very least. We are all mortified.

We were discussing this the other day and started putting together all these unsettling details that start to paint a more sinister story of this man.

Netizens’ comments

1. Bro been there in the same boat. It doesn’t feel good at all, especially if you are a girl. It feels creepy.
2. Your father should know better (I dunno how people can date others who are young enough to be their kids or grandkids). 
3. Don’t feel ashamed you know. I have felt ashamed all my life due to my fathers actions, not only was he a serial cheater but he wouldn’t pay people off you know. People would come to our house for bill/loan/money collection all the time. It was such a difficult time.
   And it left such a deep impact on me and my younger brothers that we pay up even before the due date now. We felt constantly judged. But the truth is that no one cares and that everyone has skeletons in their closet. Your friends with seemingly perfect families would also have issues you don’t know about. No one is perfect. Really no one is.
   You don’t have to feel ashamed for his actions. Only he gets to feel that. Don’t let his shame define you or make you feel smaller.