Reply #5: My father wasn't totally horrible but wasn't great either [View All]

[skygazer]

He was good at the stuff that didn't require a lot of effort on his part, the things that he wanted to do anyway but he was lousy at the stuff that required him to be at all responsible.

I told a story about him in the "good storied about dads" thread that I did really appreciate but there weren't too many moments like that.

I sent him an email that just basically said happy father's day, sorry I didn't get you a card. He pretty much abandoned me when I was 14 and my mother died - 30 years later, we get along but mostly because he lives 3000 miles away. :shrug: