How do you deal with toxic parents?

Megan • • 30 • Mommy to 2 little girls, one baby boy, and two angel babies 💗💗💙🤍🤍 • 💍 02.07.14 • Pa • SAHM • Reiki Practitioner • Small Business Owner •

I have never had a close relationship with my dad. He is a very controlling person. I am a stay at home mom and I home school. At one point he was calling me up to 6 times a day. If I didn’t answer the phone he would continuously call and then pretty much yell at me for not answering him. He will try to come to my house constantly during the week when numerous times I have explained to him he cannot because then I have a hard time getting my daughter to focus on her schoolwork when he’s there because she just wants to play. He still pushes and pushes and does not respect boundaries. I have tried to talk to him about this numerous times and it’s like it goes in one ear and out the other. A few months ago I had a really busy week, wasn’t feeling well, and was having a hard time with my daughter. He called me and I didn’t answer and then I guess he got mad. He didn’t call me for about a week and then called me screaming at me because I didn’t answer his phone call a week ago. I know some people say it’s family you have to deal with it but this is honestly stressing me out. It gives me anxiety every time I talk to him. I don’t even want to talk to him anymore but then I feel guilty. What would you do in this situation?