Survival status: bleak
Very little money, almost no medicine, physical and emotional pain, and too many barriers.
Dan Hogan
Open letter to my father, Dan Hogan: our relationship hurts
I outline for my dad, Dan Hogan, some of the things about our relationship that hurt me.
My father, Dan Hogan, wrote, “trolling = help”, and he thinks medicine is majoritarian; I wish I were joking
This email causes me profound grief. Years ago, I asked my dad to protect his finances, he ignored me, and he was hurt. Today, I ask him to pay attention to how he treats me. My sadness is heavy because he does not see how alienating me will eventually hurt him.
Is my father, Dan Hogan, trolling me?
To troll: internet slang for intentionally upsetting someone with inflammatory, off-topic, or fallacious arguments. I do not think my dad, Dan Hogan, knows this slang word. I cannot decide which is worse: if he is trolling me or if he is sincere. Not a good day to be out of medicine.
When I was 8 years old, I gave my father, Dan Hogan, a dictionary: he looked up “manipulative”
After publicly sharing our email exchange, but before I have had a chance to fully explain the numerous absurdities of my dad’s behavior, my dad, Dan Hogan, sent me another email that I wish were satire.
Short, open letter to my dad, Dan Hogan
An open letter to my dad, Dan Hogan, asking him to reflect on the mistakes he made when he ignored my words in 2010 and 2011 because he is making the same mistakes again.
My father, Dan Hogan, “reaffirms” his “offer” to “help” me with something I do not need
On the bright side, my dad, Dan Hogan, is consistent with his avoidance of facts.
My father, Dan Hogan, explains he will only help me with food, shelter, and medicine if he is in control
Despite explaining to my dad, Dan Hogan, that a residential program is not a good option for me, he declares that he will only help me with food, shelter, and medical treatment if I “change my mind”–as if whether or not a medical treatment is appropriate is based on whether or not I want it to be a good treatment.
I explain to my father, Dan Hogan, what I think love is, why he cannot control my life, and why I did not declare bankruptcy
Sadly, the behavior of my dad, Dan Hogan, is not new. I reply to his offer to “help” me by explaining why he is not a partner if my decision making and why I did not declare bankruptcy–even though it would have been good for me.
My father, Dan Hogan, again does not respond to any of the facts I give him
I explained to my dad, Dan Hogan, that I am not a candidate for a residential program, but his reply ignores what I wrote, again.