I love my father as he has been my best friend in addition to being my father and greatest support throughout my life. He has made many sacrifices for my happiness!! Fathers usually don’t show their love like mothers but they will do anything for their children.
How many of you love and respect your father?
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Anonymous
(36-45)
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Love. Yes. Respect. Not so much. He is pretty much an example of how not to be a father. He never abused us or anything like that. But alcohol and substance abuse was a lifelong issue. He did not deal with adversity well and gave up on being a father. He chose to abandon all 5 of his kids. Ages ranging from 6 up to 16. Sad thing is I used to defend him as a young man when my other siblings would trash talk him. Me being the oldest boy, I actually do have fond memories of him up until age 9 or so. Playing catch. Watching sports together. Playing basketball together. I was 11 or 12 when he moved out for good and chose to live with his girlfriend over an hour away. He didn't pay child support like he was supposed to. He left my mom to raise 6 kids by herself (my mom had a kid when they were separated with another guy). Once I became a father myself, I finally began to realize the responsibility that comes with being a father. And I was able to put myself in his shoes more and started to realize that he is weak. He is selfish. He's not a man worthy of respect. Things didn't work out with me and my ex wife. But I do everything I can to be there for my kids. I have 50/50 custody and I do everything I can to try and be everything my father was not. I stay clean. I provide. I spend quality time with them. I discipline and teach them. I play with them. I joke with them. I'm present. I love them unconditionally and I would never abandon them for any reason. At the end of the day I'm better for it and I used all of the negative emotions as motivation to be better. He is the one that will have to live with his regrets and loneliness as he ages. Even into adulthood he continues to live several hours away and has only met half of his grandchildren. We talk every once in a while, but I never expect much from him. I'll go to his funeral. I'll cry. But I will always resent him for the decisions he made and will never respect him the way a father shpuld be respected
Even though my dad died. I still love him. He had 2 careers during his life. He served in our military for 25 years and he was a stockroom manager for a major department store for another 25 years. He was a great roll model to us 3 kids. He taught us to be responsible, respectful, loyal, hard working individuals.
My father has since admitted he is only interested in a relationship with me to lure me back into an abusive relationship with my abusive mother.
In his own words, twice, he told me such.
I can't respect a man who refuses to protect his kid, and then refuses to have a relationship with his only child if that kid doesn't want a relationship with their mother.
He let her steal $5k from me, and never repaid it. He used me for rent money at a rate more expensive than market for a year. He has tried for years to lure me back into unhealthy spaces in order to make me the scapegoat again so his marriage will improve.
And worst of all, he's not conscious of anything he's done. He thinks it's not only fine, it's normal.
It is not normal.
It took me five years of therapy to realize that and more to heal from it.
I love my father. I have many fond memories of him and he is still my father. I will be sad when he dies.
However I do not respect him. He lost that long ago, and keeps losing it every time he tries to sweep my mother's abuse under the rug.
I will be happy when she's dead. With luck, my father will outlive her and I'll be able to reconnect with him in a healthier way when our abuser is dead.
I love my dad so much to the point I don't know how much. Sometimes I get mad at him and we fight but I always feel bad later. He's the most gentle as well as humble person in the whole world and I am confident that's true. I wouldn't find anyone like him even if I searched in every spot. I am truly grateful to have been blessed enough to be his daughter and I feel as though I don't deserve to have such an honour. I want to treat him better and I hope I do.
Lol I know I probably sound weird right now but this is the best I can describe how I feel.
Yeah I love my dad and tried much of my youth to make him proud of me. What I love about him is how he’s not aggressive. He’s a brainiac- loved history and war strategies. He’s compassionate- animal watcher, at large. He’s brave- was a New York emergency responder (medic). He was a great listener and offered great advice. He never pushed agendas on to people. He loved people of every denomination. He was funny as heck 😂. He worked hard like that of his immigrant ancestors. He’s a warrior with a gentle spirit. He’s all the good things mixed in one package. Lucky is what I am. Blessed to have had a father who was out of the game, and could’ve been absent in my life, to come around and stay around, despite the torments of his past.
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Anonymous
(25-29)
+1 y
I can try to love him but I don't respect him. He's socially conservative and socially conservative people are trash. He denies systemic racism against black people and he makes racist jokes. He's also "pro-life" (I put it in quotes for a reason) and clearly homophobic. My mom once said something about one of my aunts (one of his sisters) living with a woman and never being with a man since she may potentially be lesbian. I remember him making a comment saying she's "not my sister" or something like that if it's actually true. He has anger issues, acts like an animal, and is sloppy to the point that it pisses me off. He's rude and disrespectful to both me and my mother. It's unpleasant living with him and no wants to live with him.
my father was an asshole to me almost my entire life & we only recently managed to find some common ground. i still love him very much though, i just know that i need to be cautious around him both with my emotions & my words as to not send him into a fit of rage
I don’t love or respect him but I don’t hate him either. he's been an addict his whole life and the entirety of mine. Aside from being absent for the majority of my life when he did show he couldn’t bother to be sober and gave a lot of empty promises
My father is my bestest friend. I’m the only child. I’m so thankful I have a good dad like him! We talk everyday regardless where in the world I’m at. I have good relationships with both my parents…
I love my dad very much. I grew up a daddy's girl and even though my dad was strict and overprotective from time to time, I will always love my dad. He's my hero.
I loved and respected my dad , even when he spanked me. He taught how love a women and respect her, protect and honor her. So he love my mom til she passed. I did the same after 47 yr , with my wife. They both passed , us husbands and dad at Thor sides.
I respect n love my dad the most... he is n he has been my best friend since i was a kid n i could share any thing any time with him even my most private matters n he had always been there n always supported me
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