I’ve been crying for the past hour because of this so i just need some advice on how to go on because i really don’t know what to do. So my dad got mad for some reason which is normal since his always mad but then he started shouting and then suddenly he started throwing stuff like my laptop, ipad, charger, and some other stuff and he also threw the figurine me and my best friend made before she died and it’s one of our most treasured memories together but it’s broken now like pieces are missing and the head and arms broke and the body spilt in half and it’s really hard to fix because it’s made of clay. I started crying and i js picked up some of my stuff and went inside my room and cried but after a while i went out picked up my other stuff while i was picking my stuff up my mom saw me crying and started scolding me so i cried even more and just left to my room and after a while my mom came into my room and gave me a charger because she thought i was crying about my broken charger and i was still crying so i was struggling to talk and i was trying to tell her it wasnt that but she scre at me and told me to speak properly and i started crying even more and she just got mad at left and i don’t know what to do now i’m still crying about it and my dad and mom are still mad for some reason
My dad broke my figurine that my best friend gave to me before she died
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I can’t fix anything with your dad. But does your school have an art room? If they do I’m sure they also have a kiln. It’s been a while since I’ve used clay. But I’m pretty sure if you reglaze the pieces you can fire them back together. I would ask your art teacher for more in depth advice though.
There’s this old practice in China called Kintsugi. When pots broke and cracked. They filled in the edges with a gold dust. It made the pot stronger than it was before, and the damage was never forgotten. I know you probably don’t have gold dust. But I’m willing to bet your art teacher has a gold glaze somewhere. If you want line the cracks in. Your memory of her isn’t gone. It’ll be stronger when you repair it. Just like the pot. Whether you like the gold idea or not.
Most of all I’m sorry he did that to you. You don’t deserve that.
You should buy some clay and fill in the gaps of the broken figurine. It’s what she would want you to do