Who is your father and what does he mean to you?

My Dad was violent when drinking and at times quite mean when not. Because of circumstances, his life was hard. Albeit the bad, I miss and love him.

My Dad is in serious distress and almost In a coma. He was on holiday in Germany and the family is all in Canada. At least Mom is by his side, but all is very murky right now. He may not pull out of this. Today I am terrified.

He looks really classy.

My parents drove an 18 wheeler until I was 11. I lived with my grandparents mostly but did go on the truck with them a lot. My Dad was funny and liked to joke with people. It wasn't until they quit long haul trucking that I was taken from my grandparents who I dearly loved. With him home all the time, he gave me a tough time about grades, friends, etc. During my high school years I hated him. I was never good enough(he really wanted a boy). It wasn't until many years later that I learned a lot about his upbringing to let me he didn't know how to parent. His on parents were not good ones. And learned more about what he went through during WWII. As I got older I realized he really did love me and always had my back. He died 4 years ago and I miss him a lot.

He was my hero he was my protector. He was an alcoholic. He's a man of anger and bitterness. He can cook better than mom. He's wise when he's not being an angry man.

I have mix feelings for him, my dad.