I’m glad they’ve stopped pretending. I’ve always thought Republicans are trash but their well-meaning facade meant I was the one who looked intolerant. I haven’t heard much protest when I don’t want that around since Trump, the alt-right’s darling, got the nomination by defaming and promising to persecute minorities…

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This just makes me think you don’t have any idea what’s appropriate behavior for a father towards his daughter.

No. He is creating this mess. No one should feel sorry for him. 

The entire maternal side of Meghan’s family seems to be managing just fine without turning into a salty, thirsty, embarrassing hot mess.

I feel bad for her too. Fucking NOBODY deserved a father like Markle’s. Everything I’ve seen from/about him says “manipulative gaslighting shitbag.” I mean, can you FUCKING IMAGINE having one of your presumably-beloved children get married to a public figure ... and then you start staging photo ops and giving…

Even talking to a manager is crazy. If you can't handle a hard foul without acting like a spoiled child, you shouldn't be playing.

I saw the article title, noticed the phrase “calls cops”, made some assumptions about the involved parties. And obviously I was right.

YUP. “Doesn’t anyone care if I die?” would have set off a ton of alarm bells if they hadn’t already been going off since before the wedding. I have a friend whose mom has been pulling this shit on her whole family for YEARS. Yet somehow she’s still alive!

I don’t think he had open heart surgery. I read an article where he said he had stents put in — they do that by sending them up your veins (or maybe the arteries, but not cutting you open). And that whole “I might die soon” blather is emotional blackmail, plain and simple. They put you on drugs that make your blood…

I think people are mis-reading the situation in a way that makes it seem like Meghan’s family is having a hard time navigating newfound world fame. Whereas Angelina’s dad was already famous and Jennifer Aniston had a well-paced upward career trajectory. They both also had the chance to build their own public personas…

It’s never one phone call. Because that call leads to a whole spiral of bad feelings and then conversations with others and, inevitably, requests for a second phone call.

Also, it’s never just that one phone call, is it? It’s a Black Hole. Nobody considers cutting their parents out of their life on a whim. This is a deeply painful consideration that is only on the table after years and years of trying everything one could, until one realises that one is not the fucking problem.

“I had a heart attack, doesn’t anybody care? I could actually die soon. Does she want this to be the last thing we’ve said to each other? It is probably the longest time I have gone without speaking to her ever.”

A loving relationship with your child is something you earn, not something anyone is entitled to.

Yeah. This is why Bobbys take has upset me so much. It’s bad enough to have your parent do the unthinkable repeatedly but imagine them getting sympathy from it. Sympathy on a global scale that paints YOU out to be the bad guy.

Dear Thomas Markle,

I don’t want to tell someone how to live their life/deal with their parents, but Meghan please accept one call because this is really bumming me out.

As someone whose family would also behave this way (or worse), I feel sorry for Meghan, her family’s messy. She doesn’t look pained, she looks like she’s trying to adjust properly to a whole new world, which I’m sure she’d delighted to be doing.

Yeah no, she does not need to call him. Since she’s got engaged he’s done nothing but exploit her for profit. If he wants to be treated like a father he should act like a father.