to give you guys a little information on the situation, i’m a 17 year old mixed race, highschool senior raised by my batshit crazy dad.

My dads a recovering crack addict and i think this is where it all stems from. he has such a negative view on the world and all of his other kids have gone out and fucked up their lives but i don’t think he really realizes how much i’ve tried to change that pattern. i’m accepted at a college, i’m going to graduate highschool, i have a good up building friend group which we all try to do the right things to better our lives. but all he has to say to that is “you think you know it all, you think you’re different, until you’re either 1. dead 2. in jail or 3. hooked on drugs” and this has been fucking eating me up. I don’t know what to do about it, i don’t know how to cope with this constant flow of negativity from him. I can’t respect a guy who has no hope for his son. i feel so hopeless right now and i’m probably rambling, thanks for taking the time out to read this if you did.