How do I deal with my dad staying up until 2am chatting online?

Question

For the past 1-2 years, my dad has stayed up repeatedly until 2am chatting online with some co-worker people. He always promptly stops at 2am, which leads me to believe that whoever he's chatting with always sleeps at 2am. My mom is angered by the fact that my dad spends more time online talking with people online than with his family. The first thing he does when he gets home is turn on the computer to check if anyone is online. Any suggestions for dealing with this? I'm leaving for school soon and I want to be able to spend time with him before then..

He is also very protective of his computer, not allowing anyone to see it while he is online. I'm worried.

Answer 1

hmm, the best things to solve in a family is through slow-talking

violence n raising ur voice really doesnt help

ur mom knows ?

has ur mom tried talking to ur dad ?

but when the mom talks to the dad , about the dads bhaviour (as u know guys are kinda ego n dont wanna feel guilty) ur dad might get pissed off n things wil get worse

so , what I will do is talk to him myslf , of course he's gonna listen to his own daughter since he shud be ashamed ! even his daughter knows whats best ..

say what u really think he's doing n if its true ? say how much u love the family , n nver wanna see it break down just coz of ur dads bhaviour , and hes the father of the family, he ought to watch out for the others not the others watching out for him !

make sure u slow talk but all the talking has veryyyy heavy points that he cant deny

Answer 2

have a family meeting. This is just childish, what kind of a father is that?

Answer 3

comfront him with this problem

Answer 4

Haha, i doubt it is co-workers than...Maybe its some co-worker he is  having an affair with and her husband finishes work at 2am???? When hes not on, go on to it and check around in history file to see what he REALLY gets up to

Answer 5

he sounds like a pedo lol

Answer 6

Your parents marriage wouldn't be the first one ruined by one of them chatting with people on the internet.  He is probably protective of his computer because he doesn't want anyone to see what he has been saying.  More than likely it isn't anything about work, but s*x talk with other women (or men)..

Answer 7

Oh you better be worried.  Men naturally don't like to talk and iming and emailing is talking.  When a man talks a lot he's up to no good.  He's looking for other women or even men.  If he's not looking for s*x online there is something wrong with him.  I know looking for s*x online when he's already married is wrong but talking so much to "co-workers" is not normal either..  

Answer 8

hes surfin p**n   wat u   c an do it go to history and fine out if so  well talk to him about it.

Answer 9

Just sit him down and talk to him about it,

and tell him that it's unhealthy to be on the computer

for so long.

Answer 10

Yep...time to have a little chat with the old man.  Let him know how you're feeling and make sure he knows you want to spend some time with him.

Answer 11

What your father does is none of your business.  If it angers your mother then she needs to discuss it with him.  If you want to spend time with him before school you need to tell him.  If he chooses not to leave the computer then you will have to leave for school without spending time with him.  

Answer 12

Mind your business.  Let your mother deal with it if it bothers her that much.   You should have been in bed by 9:30 anyway.

Answer 13

u should try getting a virus on the computer :)