I'm sorry about that, bebop. That was good of you to be there despite it all. I kind of feel like I'm in the same situation.

My dad wasn't a bad guy - he just wasn't anywhere close to being the kind of dad I needed. My younger brother thinks my dad should win an award for Best Father in the World. I'm a little tired of feeling guilty because I don't feel the same way about him. I appreciate some of the things he has done for us, and he has had a huge influence on my life, some of which has been very positive. But we've never been on the same page and I spent most of my life being hurt that he couldn't or wouldn't understand that I had my own opinions, beliefs, ideas, and plans for my life. I suppose he was hurt in the same way, because he really wanted me to be someone that I am not. But I don't have any regrets for how I turned out, so I guess it's just a matter of different personalities, different generations, and different cultures.