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How would you describe your fathers parenting skills?
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Shale
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How is/was your Father?
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How do you rate your father?
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Jason B.- …is a Power Member.
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Supernova- The Book Chamber
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Somewhere between terrible and he tried a little, though I'm not actually sure he ever tried. Thinking things out was never his strong suit, he just always reacted to everything.
Nystyle709- ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.
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Good.
RedBedroom- …is a Chamber DEITY.
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I know he loves me. But he doesn't know how to really be a dad. He's much better at being a grandfather than a dad, and that is all that matters to me now. However, even that skill was severely lacking in my son's week long visit there this summer, so sadly, it will be the last week long visit my son has alone with my dad.
(Oh!) Rob Petrie- …is a Power Member.
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Bald and awkwardly shaped.
Is that not an option?
Is that not an option?
Marc™- …is a Chamber DEITY.
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He tried a little. It could have been worse....but it could have been a whole hell of a lot better too.
TSJFan4Ever- …is a Chamber Royal.
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My Dad is great and always has been. He's about the best dad you could ask for.
tmontyb- …is Authorized.
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TSJFan4Ever wrote:My Dad is great and always has been. He's about the best dad you could ask for.
I'm glad you said that because that how I feel about my dad. He's always been great with us children even though he and my other grew apart when we were younger.
Shale- ...is a Chamber Royal.
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Mine was between - He Tried a Little and Fair.
It could have been the era as well. My dad was raised by a man born in the 19th Century and was quite harsh with kids and dogs (My grandfather didn't care that much for me but I was grandma's fave so he had to be nice). I can imagine my dad and his 5 brothers were raised as hired hands on the farm so don't expect him to have innate parenting skills.
However, he was much mellower with his last child (by a woman my age and my bro would have been the age of my own son). So he was more a grampa to his last child and I think he mellowed with age.
It could have been the era as well. My dad was raised by a man born in the 19th Century and was quite harsh with kids and dogs (My grandfather didn't care that much for me but I was grandma's fave so he had to be nice). I can imagine my dad and his 5 brothers were raised as hired hands on the farm so don't expect him to have innate parenting skills.
However, he was much mellower with his last child (by a woman my age and my bro would have been the age of my own son). So he was more a grampa to his last child and I think he mellowed with age.
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There's no option for "piece of shit"
2xy- …is an Up 'N Comer.
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Fair. He had very hippie-like parenting ideas, even though he was not a hippie. I didn't have much guidance growing up. He spent more time with me than my mother, because he was a teacher and had summers off, and I remember more conversations with him than with my mom, but he still was not an involved parent.
Tony Marino- …is a Global Moderator.
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He is an old school Italian and I would not wish him on my worst enemy.
AtownPeep- …is a Power Member.
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Between good and fair. He can be selfish and domineering and egotripping, but for the most part he's better than a lot of other fathers I seen.
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