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Originally Posted by candybear
It sounds to me like your dad is worried about you and showing it the only way he knows how. Elderly men of today grew up in a time when men didn't do touchy-feely stuff like say "I love you" or hug their kids or whatnot. This might be the only way he has of showing you he cares.
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Yeah, that's a good point. The funny thing is, the way he talks about it, it sounds like he thinks I'm an idiot...like grilling me about whether I have done the really obvious things people do when they get laid off. But maybe that is the only way he knows to deal with the worry.
Your story about buying a car is great. I think my dad wants to be in on our decisions like that, and it is too hard to tell him that we don't need another person in on the proceedings, that it would just make it more complicated. We just make the decisions and let the chips fall.
Sorry your mom is difficult, good luck to you too...
