That’s a little more violent than just being stressed because of things in life. You may have to go the extra mile and be extra good. I.E. clean the house without being asked, make breakfast so you parents don’t have to worry, etc.
Damn, that kinda sucks, but i know what you went thorugh, seeing how my dad blames me for everything. We would be in the living room, and then somthing would break or fall, he would always scream NATHAN, WHAT DID YOU DO!!! Really pisses me off, but learned to ignore it.
It does sound like your father has issues; people just don’t go around destroying househould items during fits of anger. This doesn’t mean he’s a jerk, often people have a LOT of anger inside without their loved ones knowing about it.
Or maybe he IS a jerk. Only time will tell. My advice is, ride it out as best as you can until you’re legally an adult and can move out. Maybe by then, he will have gotten better. If not, make sure you prepare a good plan (education, work, etc.) before moving out.
Maybe he had just been bottling up anger for a while and needed to vent it out.
:moogle: By chopping up a cell phone?
Ok you have a point. Just in case Bulletsponge you should hide any and all firearms in the house or least keep them out of reach of your father. Unless you want some 2-bit actor staring as you in a aminyville horror clone movie.
It sounds like you have a violent, abusive father. Welcome to the club.
Go testosterone 
I think I’d classify this as a tantrum. He was so focused on getting his way that he basically imploded in a social sense. Either that or it was just a frenzy thing, where his left brain is fucked and he’s working entirely from emotion, i.e. not in reality any more. If there’s alcohol involved, he could either be influenced by it or only see it as an excuse.
See if there’s some way you can learn to physically defend yourself, as well as acquiring <a href=“http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/home.html”>effective safety habits</a>. If this is a tantrum thing, you should know that the threat of violence is a tantrum thrower’s trump card, which s/he hopes will force you to capitulate. Just like with a two year old, you give them no attention, just keep a bead on him out of the corner of your eye.
Keep in mind that I don’t have a degree in anything and am only offering my opinion, motivated by a desire not to see you get fucked up and/or over.
Tell him to meet mine. They can found a father- tyranny- dictators- club.
ROFL:D
no, my dad doesn’t drink, and he’s not the only one in the family with anger problems. i live there too. sometimes he’s the coolest guy in the world, but there are times, like the aforementioned, that living on the same block sucks. He’s not really abusive…just kind of psychotic when he’s angry. last time he hit me…years and years ago, it was with a belt, and i fully deserved it, so no abuse problems really.
BTW if you really wanna get your dad and mine together i know a few other people who would fit the mold for that club too.
Get some kind of paternal Fight Club going.
Hey, there’s an idea! i can see a new movie coming out for that. "Fight Club 2 (3?): THE PREVIOUS GENERATION. get someone to play mr t being a fight coach. :suckah:
The first rule of Geriatric Fight Club is you don’t talk about Geriatric Fight Club.
The second rule of Geriatric Fight Club is… I forget.
probably due to the fact that you don’t talk about it. the rules are self defeating.
What song were you playing? Did your dad hate that band or something?
on my guitar? i was playing some song or other by nirvana, and yeah, he hates the band, but what’s that got to do with the cordless phone?
Let me be the first to say I LoL’d at that.
Mein Fuhrer, I can valk! ::ka-boom!::
You should take your dad out to the shed and chop HIM in half!
Should’ve played some porno funk!
“All my friends gathered 'round to see the porno I had found”
Kudos to those of you who catch that.
George Thorogood and the Slayers?
tsk tsk. bit violent aye? it’s not lie the phone was my best friend. in fact if i suspect if it had happened to someone else, it would have made me laugh. as it was i nearly laughed anyway.