Ditching Your Daughter

HR was talking to her father in India, telling him about the rough week she had been having, the issues she’s been struggling with, and her emotions about her impending divorce.  When all of a sudden, he tells her that he has to go, so he can use the bathroom.

She was a little shocked by this sudden turn in the conversation, but she complied, expecting him to call her back in 30 minutes or so to resume their conversation.  She said that it had been two days, and she was still waiting.  I busted out laughing.  This was a stroke of pure genius.  Not knowing how to deal with the spaghetti emotions of his daughter, the man basically got out of an emotionally-uncomfortable conversation by going to the bathroom and never coming back.  

Maybe he is hoping that if enough time goes by, then she’ll forget about it, and he can forego the uncomfortableness altogether.  I can just imagine him saying that every time one of their phone calls starts to border on emotional territory.  HR is going to start thinking that her father has bladder-control issues!