I just got off the phone after speaking to my father. I had just finished a workout was feeling great, decided to call him. I have had minimal contact with them after the incident I had with my mother (see " I can't look at my mother the same way" post) basically she threw a massive hissy fit on the way home from a trip after I gave her some constructive criticism. Stopped the car and ran off into the town we stopped in, she was gone for 30 minutes or so until she answered the phone and got back in. Lost all respect for her at that moment. Anyway, I used to call my parents most days for a catch up. Since then I've called them maybe 2 or 3 times in 3 weeks and mostly spoken to my father. They know why this is the case. Anyway my dad tried telling me that I need to respect my mother and in response I said is that I am not going to extend respect to my mother when she insists on playing the victim, emotional manipulation when things don't go her way (standard female behaviour I know but I won't tolerate it even if she is my mother). My father basically said well if you don't respect her then you don't respect me as we are life partners!!! Blue pill Central smh. He tried a bit of shaming on me by saying me and your mother have supported you etc etc to which I said, well it was your decision to have children and unfortunately it doesn't automatically entail that I should give you any more respect then what your behaviours and actions are worthy of. I love my father but at the same time feel sorry for him as he is trapped and can't see it. He earns around $36 nzd an hour and is set to earn around $50 in a year or so time as he is a heavy forklift operator and soon to be operating cranes at the port. He is also mortgage free and has no other debts. He is intelligent and a diligent worker. He has been looking at buying a motorcycle for at least 3 years now, had his license for around 2 years and has more than enough income to buy a nice motorcycle for himself, he still hasnt brought one whilst my mother travels an hour into the city, 3 or 4 times a week to go to yoga which runs her $15 a session plus fuel etc etc not to mention the boat load of other useless trinkets and shit she buys. I brought this up as I was telling him he didn't have true freedom and I'm acting the way I am and consuming mgtow content in an attempt to create true freedom for myself. He just made the excuse that he could in fact purchase a motorcycle at any time but has just been researching to find the right one, he even said that my mother has never told him he can't get a bike.. However I know there will be ways in which she is covertly putting the brakes on his idea, spending the money, using it to go on trips that she designs and he has to go along with it. My other brother is super blue pill, got a good job but lives with a super useless thot who can't hold down a job, he earns more than me as I've just started in another industry but has fuck all to show for it as his money is siphoned off to her and he can't see it, my parents can see this but can't get through to him so as a consequence he has basically went underground and has essentially been written off as he never talks to us. Now I have little contact with them and this phone call has basically sealed the relationship off as my father is siding with my mother which is to be expected. I'm feeling down now but I know its the right decision. One day he may see the light but I've got to be prepared to carve my own way in life, with or without them