Fight with my dad

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Today I was shopping for christmas presents with my dad, and when I had finished picking a gift for my grandmother, the only person I had not bought a gift for, I told my dad I was going to look at flash drives, as mine had died. He then screamed at me, calling me a self centered as*hole(or something similar) and I threw the gift at a rack. I walked off, and wandered around the store. I returned to the spot where he was, and waited for him. He put the gift back and dragged me to the car, as if I were a 5 year old. He told me to wait in the car, I didn't. I wandered off, wound up in the downtown of the city we were in. I went to a subway restaurant, and called my mom. She called him, picked me up, and took me to here house. This is all that has happened so far. What should I do? How does looking at something that is for me make me self centered? When I call my dad how should I act?

He definitely overreacted by scolding you like that, but it would have been best if you would've just went with it, apologized, and kept your cool. It also depends if you had money to get it (and he knew that) or if you expected he would pay for it. If the latter is true, then I can definitely see where your dad was coming from.

When you call him I wouldn't tell him about he did wrong, but what you did wrong. Don't try and plead your case and try to convince him that you were right. Just tell him that you are very sorry.

Good luck.

Well, i did have money, and the problem with trying to be apologetic is that he never believes me. He always claims that I am lying to him and that he can tell by my "tone of voice".

Well, I talked to him, and apologized. He accepted the apology. I am currently at his house.

My parents often treat me almost like that.

But I don't live with them anymore, and I'm too old for the way they are behaving towards me.


The only way to deal with your Dad like that, is to tell him, that he is right all the time, even if he is horribly wrong. But then he might also think your being a smartarse. lol.

Some people, even relatives you just can't win.