text: 10th-Apr-2018 06:55 pm (UTC)
  That sounds like a really hard phone call, especially coming so out of the blue (or maybe it wasn't, but either way). I'm very sorry. I realized gradually as an adult that my mom had had a hard time at some points when we were all young kids, and observing my own friends in their parenting I can see it's sure not an easy job, but she never expressed it in a way that made it seem like we weren't loved or wanted. And toddlers! What can they help if they're annoying or troublesome or difficult? While I don't know all the parties or details involved, this really sounds like your dad's issue and not something you could do anything about or deserve any blame for. And yet, it sounds like you are dealing with the consequences of his attitude in your own lives now :(
  I always found you likable, since I first stalked your journal online. And that didn't change after visiting Japan with you! I really enjoyed hanging out and exploring together!