When I mention hisabusive behavior, hediminishes myexperience bydrawing comparisonsto those who suffermore [extensivelyfrom abuse]When I make amistake, hecondescendinglyprovidesunconstructive criticismlike "Why didn't you doit differently? Youcould've handled thatbetter."When I mention atime he has abusedme, he either says"sorry" sarcasticallyor says somethinglike "I don't believeyou."Mentions thathe finds medisappointingBrings up mymistakes or"wrongdoings"from weeks,months, oreven years agoAfter beingreproved orcritiqued, heasks, "What areyou going to doabout it?"After I finishspeaking, heresponds with,"That's all?" (toundermine thevalue of what I'vesaid)Sayssomething like,"You never try[(hardenough)]."ShoosmeawaySaysthe r-slurBecomesphysicallyabusiveSays somethinglike, "When you'reolder, you're goingto ask me for aplace to live, andI'll turn a deaf ear."Berates me fora while, goesaway, thencomes back toscold me againSayssomething like"You're justsaying that tosatisfy me."Mentionsthat IembarrasshimWhen I try toaddress anissue, hecompletelymisses the pointof my argumentDoesn't admitresponsibility for hisactions, blameseveryone but himself,or fails to recognizethat he could be thesource-of-conflictTries toappeal to mysympatheticside by guilt-tripping meSays somethinglike, "I've beenholding thiscriticism for awhile, and now Ithink it's time forme to share it."During a heatedconversation, he triesto gain the upper handby spotlighting minordetails in my speechrather than addressingthe main points of myargumentMocks mycharacteror actionsSayssomethinginsultingabout mymomGoesoff on atangentBerates mefor longerthan 30minutesWhen I mention hisabusive behavior, hediminishes myexperience bydrawing comparisonsto those who suffermore [extensivelyfrom abuse]When I make amistake, hecondescendinglyprovidesunconstructive criticismlike "Why didn't you doit differently? Youcould've handled thatbetter."When I mention atime he has abusedme, he either says"sorry" sarcasticallyor says somethinglike "I don't believeyou."Mentions thathe finds medisappointingBrings up mymistakes or"wrongdoings"from weeks,months, oreven years agoAfter beingreproved orcritiqued, heasks, "What areyou going to doabout it?"After I finishspeaking, heresponds with,"That's all?" (toundermine thevalue of what I'vesaid)Sayssomething like,"You never try[(hardenough)]."ShoosmeawaySaysthe r-slurBecomesphysicallyabusiveSays somethinglike, "When you'reolder, you're goingto ask me for aplace to live, andI'll turn a deaf ear."Berates me fora while, goesaway, thencomes back toscold me againSayssomething like"You're justsaying that tosatisfy me."Mentionsthat IembarrasshimWhen I try toaddress anissue, hecompletelymisses the pointof my argumentDoesn't admitresponsibility for hisactions, blameseveryone but himself,or fails to recognizethat he could be thesource-of-conflictTries toappeal to mysympatheticside by guilt-tripping meSays somethinglike, "I've beenholding thiscriticism for awhile, and now Ithink it's time forme to share it."During a heatedconversation, he triesto gain the upper handby spotlighting minordetails in my speechrather than addressingthe main points of myargumentMocks mycharacteror actionsSayssomethinginsultingabout mymomGoesoff on atangentBerates mefor longerthan 30minutes

Verbal Assault with Dad - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. When I mention his abusive behavior, he diminishes my experience by drawing comparisons to those who suffer more [extensively from abuse]
  2. When I make a mistake, he condescendingly provides unconstructive criticism like "Why didn't you do it differently? You could've handled that better."
  3. When I mention a time he has abused me, he either says "sorry" sarcastically or says something like "I don't believe you."
  4. Mentions that he finds me disappointing
  5. Brings up my mistakes or "wrongdoings" from weeks, months, or even years ago
  6. After being reproved or critiqued, he asks, "What are you going to do about it?"
  7. After I finish speaking, he responds with, "That's all?" (to undermine the value of what I've said)
  8. Says something like, "You never try [(hard enough)]."
  9. Shoos me away
  10. Says the r-slur
  11. Becomes physically abusive
  12. Says something like, "When you're older, you're going to ask me for a place to live, and I'll turn a deaf ear."
  13. Berates me for a while, goes away, then comes back to scold me again
  14. Says something like "You're just saying that to satisfy me."
  15. Mentions that I embarrass him
  16. When I try to address an issue, he completely misses the point of my argument
  17. Doesn't admit responsibility for his actions, blames everyone but himself, or fails to recognize that he could be the source-of-conflict
  18. Tries to appeal to my sympathetic side by guilt-tripping me
  19. Says something like, "I've been holding this criticism for a while, and now I think it's time for me to share it."
  20. During a heated conversation, he tries to gain the upper hand by spotlighting minor details in my speech rather than addressing the main points of my argument
  21. Mocks my character or actions
  22. Says something insulting about my mom
  23. Goes off on a tangent
  24. Berates me for longer than 30 minutes