What is your relationship with your dad?

Generally pretty good. I try and talk to him several times a week. We have a few common interests and so that helps us to connect and have something to talk about each time.

I do wish that he had handled a few things differently over the years but overall he was a model Dad. Provided, was a stabilizing influence and while no one is perfect, I've seen some real trash fire tier fathers over the years. He wasn't one of them luckily.

Love you Dad. Always will.
 
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Complicated. Has a drinking problem that originated from PTSD from his military service, sees me as his only friend that he can relate to or understand him, also got blackout drunk and tried to shoot me after we got in a fight over him yelling at my mother. But he's also an incredibly disciplined and compassionate man who never failed me growing up and always did his best for the 3 of us. Its weird man.
 
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Fine. Annoys me and really needs to take up downers to calm his nerves, but we bond over old cartoons and movies. He said thanks to me, he now looks at movie effects in a different way, he's more curious about how they're made and executed. We also like to track down and meet voice actors at out of state conventions. This year we're aiming to meet Jim Cummings.
 
He's not a bad guy but I don't think he understands what I have to deal with, I don't even live in the same state as him anymore. But honestly he understands that I could have turned out a hell of a lot worse, at least I didn't turn into some sort of weird drug addicted Nazi pervert or something.
 
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My dad died when I was a sophomore in high school, so I was still quite young and at the peak stage where I didn't connect with him too much because he was the authority figure that felt stifling and I was closer to my permissive mother. It's a true tragedy because he lead very interesting life, was highly intelligent and really much greater than my young self could understand. It also became clear as I became an adult without him that while it always seemed like my dad was too harsh on my mom it was necessary because it turns she is an insane brainless schizo hoarder and without him to be the authority and keep her in check she ruined his immaculately clean house to a level I can only describe as depressing all while being able to live and upper-middle class life because of his earnings and planning. When it became clear all my positive traits came from him and all the negative ones from my mom it really sunk in how easy it is to misjudge parents when you're young. I'd like to think I would have had a good adult relationship with him when I was capable of forming informed opinions and appreciating that he was a good man.
 
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Frayed. Recent events and trends have put pressure on my relationship with family in general and that's certainly no exception. He helped me out and I should honestly be more grateful but frankly we don't like each other right now.
 
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Decent. There's some squabbles regarding certain things but overall its positive.
 
Fantastic. He's worked hard throughout his life to make sure my brother and I wanted for nothing. It's sad seeing how old and frail he's gotten in recent years, and it's a painful thought to realize that one day he will no longer be here. I hope that won't be for many years but I realize I too am getting older. Still I plan to spend as much time with him as possible while it's still possible, and to let him know every day how much I appreciate everything he's ever done and sacrificed for us.
 
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