I was having a regular conversation with my dad and talking about grad school applications. He proceeds to tell me my cousin in India is getting divorced and the ex wife is demanding large sums of money. The kicker is my dad wants the cousin to get married again because the chances are low of him getting divorce raped a second time. I told him this is a bad way of thinking as my cousin already told the family he doesn’t ever want to get married anymore.

I haven’t told anyone in my Uber religious catholic family about being an atheist, no marriage, no kids POV. However, I told my dad I’d never take the chance with marriage and loses his mind. He threw a punch but missed and hit the couch. At that point I was high on adrenaline and wanted to beat his ass. We calmed down after my brother came into the room and told us we were being insane.

My dad demanded that I get married and give him grand kids. I genuinely want him to die at this point because he has been an abusive piece of shit for the past 25 years.

He hasn’t accomplished shit in life and lives vicariously through my brother and I. I am going no contact soon enough.

EDIT : I live in the United States