So pretty much my whole life I have had massive and deep respect for my father, that hasn't debated at all since becoming an adult. He saved me from my nutcase of a mother, and if it wasn't for him I'd probably have been raped, beaten up, heavily abused, and very likely would have grown up in foster homes. At 7 he gained custody of me and since 8 I've never once seen my mother.
Growing up I've never wanted to disappoint him, so have only had a few minor rebellious incidents, the main one being staying up past bedtime and then him finding out and taking away my extension plug so I couldn't use any of my electronics in my room - I never did it again after that. I've always tried to get the best grades and be the best kid I could be. If I did anything unacceptable he'd have a quiet chat with me to make sure I understood exactly what it was I did wrong, and better ways of sorting out that situation in the future.
When I was 18 and at uni majority of the time I'd call 1/2 a week and those calls last anywhere from 2-6 hours - something I always got called weird about as the other girls used to comment 'are you seriously still chatting to your dad? I only phone my ma once a fortnight and that's an hour tops'. Obviously there were times I was busy and that would sometimes be once every 2-3 weeks.
Even now at 26 I can easily spend hours just chatting with him, any time I have a problem he's the first person I'd call. When we were still living together he'd be hanging in a room, just us, for 3-6 hours playing games, watching movies, watching series discussing plots or whether or not we liked the series. There's been many times dad's been playing a role playing game and I've just watched it while talking to him or vice versa. If one of us gets stuck sometimes the other would read the guide on gamefaqs and give hints to the person who is stuck.
I couldn't want a better dad than him, and although he never finished school, he's always done what he can to improve himself.
Growing up I've never wanted to disappoint him, so have only had a few minor rebellious incidents, the main one being staying up past bedtime and then him finding out and taking away my extension plug so I couldn't use any of my electronics in my room - I never did it again after that. I've always tried to get the best grades and be the best kid I could be. If I did anything unacceptable he'd have a quiet chat with me to make sure I understood exactly what it was I did wrong, and better ways of sorting out that situation in the future.
When I was 18 and at uni majority of the time I'd call 1/2 a week and those calls last anywhere from 2-6 hours - something I always got called weird about as the other girls used to comment 'are you seriously still chatting to your dad? I only phone my ma once a fortnight and that's an hour tops'. Obviously there were times I was busy and that would sometimes be once every 2-3 weeks.
Even now at 26 I can easily spend hours just chatting with him, any time I have a problem he's the first person I'd call. When we were still living together he'd be hanging in a room, just us, for 3-6 hours playing games, watching movies, watching series discussing plots or whether or not we liked the series. There's been many times dad's been playing a role playing game and I've just watched it while talking to him or vice versa. If one of us gets stuck sometimes the other would read the guide on gamefaqs and give hints to the person who is stuck.
I couldn't want a better dad than him, and although he never finished school, he's always done what he can to improve himself.
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I've also thought about whether or not I'd continue dating a guy if my dad disapproved of him, and I'm not sure I would. He's seen so many different kinds of people and has a much better people skill than me. Any time I've been hurt from people, my dad prewarned me they're no good.
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He's seen so many different kinds of people He was kicked out of various schools and ended up going to boarding school, the kind for delinquent kids (back when the government pretended to care). So he knows many kinds of low life out there and the traits that makes up that person. Hell I've seen him in a fight and saw him threaten to kill a few people before to protect me as a young kid. Lastly he's always said his father was shit and uncaring and he'd do anything to not be like him.
