Family drama

Liiz

Both my parent are constantly arguing. They love putting me in the middle, my father believe that since I’m apart of the family I have the right to give my opinion but I never did because they are adults who can solve there own marital problems. Since I’ve been home more I just can’t take them arguing, environment at home was bad but it has gotten worse. Every time they argue my older brother either locks himself in the room or just leaves the house says he doesn’t get involved. But because I’m a social work student they have me stay and hear them out, my father comes to me talking about my mother hearing he’s side of each argument that they have and so does my mother. I listen to both their sides and before i usually pick my father side. That would frustrate my mother making her feel alone like no one understands. But there comes at time we’re I couldn’t take it my father believes that what he is doing is alright. In summary of there current argument consist of my father no showing respect to my mother he’s constantly on the phone with a female who he say is like family to him he’s been buying this women things and her kids and sending them to her all the way in Dominican Republic. He says he rather see those kids playing in the house than being out in the street. He makes it sound logical and so convincing. But looking at it from my mother side he always on the phone and when she asks who he’s speaking to he say it’s non her business. It gives her reason to belief that he’s cheating and it doesn’t make it any better that when he is on the phone and she goes up to the room he hangs up or tries to cut the conversation short. He says he does that because he doesn’t want to hear her mouth. So knowing all of this I’ve had enough one day we are hanging out in there room talking about the problem and I suggest that they go to marriage counseling. My father says no that is for crazy people I’m not crazy. Hearing this I get upset because I’m literally getting my master’s degree in social work so for him to say that felt like a slap in the face. He has always believed that but I would of those he’d take my career choice into consideration keep in mind that my mom has started going to counseling. I tell him how marriage counseling can help their marriage. He says he doesn’t want to fix his marriage. Hearing this I tell him ok so why are you here? This conversation happen the end of March we are in may my father and I haven’t spoken and my brother wants me to apologize both my mother and I feel like I don’t have nothing to apologize for. But my brother wants thing to go back to normal and in my head I feel like what is normal having them constantly argue and disrespect each other, I feel like the fact that we are not talking to each other it has made me closer to my mother. My father has stopped doing fatherly things like go grocery shopping he comes home doesn’t bother to speak goes straight to the room. I’m doing his job paying bills which I don’t mind doing but it further puts reason to what said to him. My brother is on his side want me to apologize. What should I do.