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Input: *tldr at end. Throwaway acct bc I just don't want this on my main.*

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Title sounds bad, but basically I(16F) don't love my dad. Let's start with background on that.

My mom and dad met, mom got pregnant with my sister, they married. Had my other sister and me. Somewhere along that time my dad got addicted to drugs and alcohol, and it escalated to restraining orders, daily fights when he still came by etc. Eventually when I was 2, he came by and ended up locking us in the house and lighting it on fire.

We're all fine, house burns down though. Dad is arrested and sent to prison. Mom and him get divorced and he loses visitation rights/other parental rights. In that time my mom had to move from Michigan to Ohio(4 hours) for a job, and that's where I grew up.

My dad sent letters, called, and we visited him twice in prison, and both times I don't remember. So I basically grew up with him barely in my life until around age 12(I think) when he got released.

We visit him occasionally, but the 4 hours distance can be hard to work around school/activities/etc. Still, we see him in the summer and some holidays. About 3-5 times a year, from a couple days to a month long. It was somewhere along this arrangement that I realized I didn't love him. It isn't that I hate him, I just never was able to build a connection and now it just seems we are living different lives in different places.

My sisters get on my case about it("he's our dad you have to love him") but whatever. What I'm here about is... AITA for not being honest with it?

I always say I love him back, hug him, smile, basically just act happy and loving to all his typical dad advances. I only do it in response to his actions, otherwise I just treat him like any other teenager to adult would. Still, as far as he knows I'm still his "baby girl" and he's still my dad beyond just blood. I haven't told him about not loving him/my lack of any real connection and how building one now seems impossible. Honestly, I don't know if I ever will tell him.

AITA for doing this despite knowing my true feelings? Or am I not since telling him wouldn't be really necessary with how little I see him currently.

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tldr: Dad went to prison when I was 2, grew up without him in my life much, now live 4 hours away and rarely see him. I don't love him, but act like I do. AITA for not being honest about it?

lying to my dad about loving him