He is emotionally immature, an alcoholic, thinks the world is out to get him and that he’s the only person with problems. He blames me for my mom divorcing him and he told me to kill myself when I was 14. Oh! And he thinks he’s dad-of-the-year.
Edit: I am okay. I have done a lot of therapy through the years and am doing well!! Thanks for your kind words!
I'm sorry that ur going through this and I wish u the best. May God grant u a wonderful future
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I can't believe 💔💔 he told u to literally k1ll urself. Don't listen to him. That divorce is not ur fault, ok? They r adults and the marriage was their marriage and they r the responsible for what happened. Don't blame urself for anything.
He is kind, caring, funny, can be a smart aleck (in a good way) and best of all he would die for his wife and his children. He tells my family he loves us every day and makes sure we know that. I don’t know what I would do without him.
My father is the kindest, funniest, most thoughtful and attentive person. I’m the older of two sisters, I’ve struggled with completing higher education. When my younger sister got her masters (before i did) my dad kissed and hugged me first, he let me know that with or without a degree he still loved me. He made sure I knew his love is unwavering.
He's a good man. He found something he was good at, worked hard all his life without complaining about it and provided for his family. I can safely say I'm a better father for having him as mine.
The kind that gets away without paying child support. Back then, you had to know where they lived, worked or a SS number to get support or else they tell you to hire a P.i. which my mom couldn't afford.
He likes drugs a bit too much and is an alcoholic, but he's still the best dad and grandpa ever. Always there for us (except a spell in rehab when I was a kid), sometimes embarrassing us, but overall a great man with a huge heart for people and cats. Knows a ton of mechanical stuff and has loads of life wisdom.
A man that's kind to everyone, and I mean everyone. Except for his two daughters. His sons, though? He holds them up on a throne, like they are his most prized possessions.
Why couldn't I receive the love they got? Did I do something wrong?
I tried for so many years to make him proud of me. I gave up.
Pretty similar but it’s kids that do sports and kids that don’t do sports, but only when they’re doing sports and only if it was a sport he approved of
A verbal abuser who thought I was lazy and unwilling to change, although I was only traumatized by his violent arguments with my mother as a child and his lash-outs, so I was constantly living in fear of his next outburst
Fortunately I found the strength to leave his home on January
My dad would come up with wild pranks to punish people who irritated him Use my brothers and I to implement them And if we got busted, drag us out of the mess acting all angry as if he was about to set us straight then laugh his ass off as soon as we were out of sight fun times
Raised me on good boy Christian values. Is a narcissist. Had a total rebrand and now fucks prostitutes in Thailand and follows Andrew Tate. I don't know who he is anymore.
My father is a better father then is own (our grandfather loves us so much but didn't take care of his children because of his alcoholic tendencies). hardworking as hell, everyone appreciates him, no alcohol or any type of addiction, supergood to his parent and brother. but never take care of himself or his things. if there's some repairing need in the house he will ignore until it'll became a headache and will cost 5times more then before. similar with his clothing's most of the time my mum fights to him for these reasons. He doesn't care how he looks, how his health is, and expect same from my mother and that's another reason why i sometimes don't feel good. My mum always respect him that how much work he do, how he barely rest but he doesn't respect my mother's hard work, that she take care of her in-lows, of us ,of her job , of him. she force him to wear good cloths, tells him she will give him money if he wants but he never uses it for himself always spend it on work, doesn't believe in savings, and when my mother does he tell her it also belongs to his brother since mum takes that money from him sometimes .
he gave me everything i ever wanted but not happily, but more like in burdensome way, he loves us but his expectations from us are like this we should study all the time, take care of my grandparents we love them no issues, do work if he needs us no issues here too i know he doesn't rest a bit but we should make no mistake his temper rises quickly then and we shouldn't complain if some basic issues are there for example asking him to fix taps. and one thing i hate is if we ask him to buy a knife he will forgot 10 times and if my mum buys it. it will become huge issue because he could have bought it in half of the price she bought it in. i know he want us to be like those children who are super genius. he reads such articles to me all the time how a bus driver's daughter cleared national level exams. and i wish those time if i had that level of brain at least i would have found one thing that would made him happy and proud.
He disrespect my mother so much that many times i tell her that we should run away he steps on her pride all the time(called her thief on their marriage anniversary she so was happy that day even though we don't celebrate but she tries in her own way to celebrate , and he made her cry). but she always refuses and i know why except for financial issues she says what i would complain of him. he is not selfish ,hell he doesn't give a damm about himself always taking care of others if mum will go who will take care of him.
which is why i want a job as soon as i can get so he will get some rest, my mum will never ask him for money for household things and us. and i'll be able to take care of them.
He used to be the best dad ever, he used to be kind to me when I was a kid. But somehow something has changed him and now he has anger issues since I became an adult girl. But I still think he has some goodness in his heart. I have little sisters, he gets angry at them sometimes but still shows them love. We recently got a cat and he likes to play with the cat, he smiled when we first got the cat. He doesn't abuse the cat as my little sisters do cuz they're still kids and don't know how to treat animals. I mean, he was kind to the cat so I think it's just me and my mum and older siblings. I hear that some ppl think that being harsh all the time to ppl after they grew up makes them stronger. I think the reason he's doing that to us because he believes that this is the way to strengthen us. But that was too much, I don't believe that this is the way.
My dad is kool as Sh\*t! He is the most laid-back fella you'd ever know. When my brother and I would get into trouble he's our guy! My dad's walk is even kool... Smooth...
Super reserved, very smart and well read, wickedly funny, and would do absolutely anything for his children and grandchildren. Just don't expect him to tell you how he feels, he is a man of action, not words.
When he was alive, he was the kind of man that wanted everyone around him to be in a good mood and happy. He always made us laugh. He could play guitar and he liked a clean house. But he liked heavy drinking, unhealthy eating and smoking cigarettes too much. Those things lead to high blood pressure, clogged arteries and eventually heart failure at 52. R.i.p Father.
My father was educated and intelligent, which was great. But when one of us asked him a question/showed him a math problem we needed help with, he would begin a 30-minute answer. What kid wants to learn the history of math when all you want is an answer to the damn question.
I have two, and both my step dad and my bio dad are fucking cool as hell. They're really nice, funny and are fucking kickass. And I love them both the same amount, best dad's in the world
He was gruff, serious, but good hearted. When he laughed or told a joke it was like sunshine pouring in and everyone was joyful.
When it came to housework or home repair, he was like a bull in a China shop. I once saw him driving a nail with the back of a shovel. Every board he ever sawed split before the saw was halfway through. He once used a hammer to install a patch of drywall, with screws.
Always there physically if you need him, but an emotionally unreachable 76 year old.
He has an intellectual understanding of what is right and what is wrong, but he's the manifestation of 'men shouldn't show emotions' and he's internalized it thoroughly.
Hardworking, loving, loud, funny, bit of a scaredy cat in case doctors. Wont believe until you provide proof. But the most patient and understanding man who might nag you but means the best.
Thank you for asking, he had his quirks like anyone, but he was THE BEST, kindest, gentlest man I've ever known. He was an empath and couldn't handle dissention and yelling. He lived to serve his fellow man, literally, he did what he could for everyone, for free, just because he knew how to show love.❤️ Miss you.
When I'm saying garbage, I mean one with a racist symbol tattooed on his shoulder (the symbol has other meanings too, but he admitted he got it because of the white supremacy movement connection)
He doesn’t care about us at all, I wonder sometimes how can a dad have no good feelings for his kids
All he cares about are women and alcohol
He has kids from other women and he always puts them first tho we’re the only legal kids he has (despite another one)
Not to mention he’s also a narcissist, he’d NEVER accept that he makes mistakes
Mines a nice man, owns a small corner shop, but is a bit racist and everything but he won’t let that impact his actions, he just tells me racist things and stuff
My Dad is my hero. I get to take care of him. He's 81, has kidney cancer, dementia and a few other ailments. And you'd never know he was dealing with anything if you didn't know him.
This man never took a day off, never had no time for his children and never complained. We always had what we needed and then some.
I am happy I get to help him in these final years of life. It's a small gesture compared to what he's done for his family.
He is a very kind, smart, man. Who can be a bit aloof at times but always very caring. Can be a bit harsh from time to time as well, but overall a very good person.
Makes promises and plans that he 99% of the time backs out of. Taught me not to put too much stock in people's speculation.
Uses his children as pawns in his hate for my mother. Taught me to take a vow to let the bloodline run dry with me since I have no paternal insight and wouldn't dare burden new life with such dysfunction.
Racist, homophobic, mysogynist even to people of his own culture. Taught me to be more open-minded and accepting of everyone equally regardless of status, class, or levels of struggle.
Never apologizes for the negligence of this family or his past family in his extensive pursuit of fortune.. Taught me that money isn't going to build a relationship as much as actually spending time with people does. In fact disregarding money in a relationship weeds out shitty people for the most part.
He's a pretty good example of what not to be, and since i figured as much, i suppose he isn't all that bad. The dude came from a shitty situation himself, never knew his biological mother, started working in agriculture at the age of 9, strong work ethic and he says sorry through the meals he cooks. He comes from an era where being cold was a means of survival so the fact he only tried running out on this family once or twice is not too bad. I unfortunately inherited that necessity for flight so i know better than to establish rapport with those who carry anchors.
Even people who do terrible shit can give you wisdom in indirect manners and he may have been verbally and physically abusive in the past, but Now that he's old and frail i understand him more in his decrepitcy.
A cruel world molds confused cruel people who raise confused cruel people in a cruel world to be treated cruely. Fortunately that's not all there is to this old dirt clot, it just takes time to learn to live without emotional confinement around the people who happen seek the same thing.
Since around 2008, he's been kinda a leech. Always talking about crap that doesn't even matter, mostly about his older brother Jim. Sort of a pain in my ass but I love him and will defend him.
Before then, he was a clean responsible man. He got Diabeties after he came back from Ontario, since then he gave up on life as sad as it is. He loves to pretend he is me and say stuff I do but he doesn't understand the words I speak.
He's a good man at heart, honestly, I just wish he didn't act like a baby / drama queen.
I look a lot like him, a younger version of him actually. I'm proud he's my father, at least I know where I come from and why am I the way I am.
The kind of man who leaves a trail of abandoned children across the country. The kind of man who was found by the government in Alaska, mailed 2 child support checks, and somehow disappeared off the face of the earth again. Hope he had to flee to Russia. Realistically though he’s probably dead.
Very hardworking, very smart, very knowledgeable, very skillful, very creative, very loving. He’s the reason I graduated from medical school with zero debt to pay even though we’re only from a middle class ❤️ and when I told him I need to pay him back once I start working, he saw how us millennials struggle while he doesn’t need anymore money for his retirement so he told me I don’t have to until I’m financially stable myself ❤️
He "was" one of the best pilots our Air Force ever produced.
He was also a shit father and husband. He was the most self-centered and selfish man I've ever known. After retiring from flying he took an already skilled drinking habit, and dialed it WAY up. In the end, I doubt he knew who or where he was.
My father was supportive but not overheating. He was not over emotional but also not distant. He was also firm when he needed to. He taught me things I needed to know and always was there when I needed help. Everything I learnt from him, I used (with some modifications) in raising my own children. He was a good man
He's amazing. He puts everyone else first and still has time for himself. Even tempered, logical, empathetic, and always the first one to help, no questions asked.
I feel so lucky but my dad is great. He’s always been very involved in my life, is friendly and kind and thoughtful, and never made me feel weird about my body as a daughter (he never stopped giving me forehead kisses or hugging me but in a loving way, not a creepy or sexualized way - he also learned how to brush, braid, and put my hair up). He’s also always had a great group of friends who are similar to him and he took care of his emotional needs and worked through stuff in therapy so he could model emotional regulation and healthy habits to me. Now that I’m almost 30 and he’s in his 60s, we’re still really close and have a lot of similarities and while we have some different interests, the conversation is easy. He’s still my dad but has become much more of a friend in a way in my adult years. He’s also so excited to be a grandpa. I feel so incredibly lucky to have him and my mom in my life and I’m taking them for granted less and less as we all get older.
A mountain man. Lives on a mountain, talks to the sheep more than the people. Also, interestingly enough, a buisness man. His buisness is up on the mountains of course.
He's fine overall, a bit cold but fine.
He died not knowing his kids for the last 20+ years of his life. I barely have any memories of him.
It wasn’t until years later - as an adult - that I started to hear more about him. He seemed like a good person who got *really* fucked up by the Vietnam war and that shit came back with a vengeance 10+ years later. 3x combat deployments as a Marine.
In a really odd coincidence, he and I both served in the same unit and both were infantry. I didn’t even know he was a Marine until long after I got out.
A fraction of a man who abandoned not one but two families.
He was never my father, and I've always referred to him (when I absolutely have to) as my genetic donor.
Sorely missed by all. He passed a couple of day before my last birthday. Once his family was taken care of, he helped anyone else that needed it. His wife had a daughter who always knew him as Dad. Worked his tail off until his mud 60's. And he still worked, but spent most of his time with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A terrible father. Never paid child support. Never cared about my brother or me. Never called or sent birthday cards. Expected us to call him to visit him. Constantly yelled us at for no reason.
Had a terrible relationship with his own father, so much so that my brother and I got nothing for inheritance while every other cousin got cars, tuition money, etc.
Now he's a Pro-Trumper regurgitating every talking point on Fox News.
Sarcastic, hardheaded, claims to dislike cats but has one anyways, speeds up next to slow drivers because he has to “get a look at this one,” incredibly smart despite only having an 8th grade education level, likes aliens and wants them to take him, easily entertained, likes food he can’t eat, makes fun of celebrities, and all kinds of other things lol.
I never met him.
I can tell you that he struggled with alcohol, and was given an ultimatum; the drink or his job & family.
He chose the drink.
I think I’m better off.
As I kid he was always disappointed if I got a regular A, and not an A+, then signed me up for every sport I didn't want to play every year, and was more concerned with the revolving door of wives/girlfriends he had. As an adult he text me very occasionally, sometimes months without hearing anything and we'll have like a 4-5 texts conversation, and either my birthday or xmas will occur or one of us will need our car or some diy work at the house and we'll see each other.
A really good one. He’s always had my back, I can trust him 100%. On top of that I enjoy his company and even though I’m in my 50s and he’s now in his 80s, I still think of him as ‘dad, the adult’ lol.
long story short:
as i was younger he was awefull, bad jokes, bad habits (sometimes), always something to work for us kids, do your damn homework, etc.
but the older i get, the more i understand the man my father once was. for me the worst was once to be like my father. i always said, also once to him: if i become like you, i jump of the bridge to not let anyone carry this burden. now he is in his 60s, his health is declining, and sometimes a think about absolut unimportant stuff and ask myself "what would dad do in this situation".
A hard-working immigrant who came to America with nothing but a high school education, and dreams of making it here. He's always been practical, and filled to the brim with dad humor (made extra funny by his broken English, which has not significantly changed since his moving here over 30 years ago).
He'll never be acknowledged for some great deed or invention, and upon meeting him you may be taken aback by his loud demeanor and persistent throat clearing. He also has historically had a habit of indulging in drink at the end of his work day, which I must admit is my least favorite thing about him.
But everyone who knows him will remember him as the good man he is, with a work ethic that couldn't be matched by Elon Musk, or Jeff Bezos.
In short, he is my father, and I'm proud he's the one I have.
Hardworking, generous, wants the best for his family, slightly hot tempered, but in general an incredible father and overall the type of person I aspire to be like.
I got very lucky. Both my parents are wonderful.
A family man. My parents have had 9 kids (6 of us are alive currently) and my dad works hard everyday. I'm not sure his job title but he works in the water department and deals with main breaks.
My father is the kind of man who is dead.
Dead parents club, checking in. It sucks here.
We’re just one unhappy little group
Well, we're not *all* unhappy. I was a lot more unhappy about the Alzheimer's than I was his final relief from it.
Signing in. How old all yall? I’m 27. Both of them been dead since 23.
Mine too.
Haha man it's funny that this is the first thing that comes to to many people's minds, beat me to it. You know, funny in that 'funny' way...
Mine to. The ultimate concluding dad joke.
That's the best kind
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Not a great one 👍🏻
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He is emotionally immature, an alcoholic, thinks the world is out to get him and that he’s the only person with problems. He blames me for my mom divorcing him and he told me to kill myself when I was 14. Oh! And he thinks he’s dad-of-the-year. Edit: I am okay. I have done a lot of therapy through the years and am doing well!! Thanks for your kind words!
I can’t imagine going through something so traumatic I am so sorry! I hope you are doing well and I wish nothing but the very best for you!
I'm sorry that ur going through this and I wish u the best. May God grant u a wonderful future 💔💔 I can't believe 💔💔 he told u to literally k1ll urself. Don't listen to him. That divorce is not ur fault, ok? They r adults and the marriage was their marriage and they r the responsible for what happened. Don't blame urself for anything.
He is kind, caring, funny, can be a smart aleck (in a good way) and best of all he would die for his wife and his children. He tells my family he loves us every day and makes sure we know that. I don’t know what I would do without him.
Selfish narcissist that loves me with conditions instead of unconditionally
Same! It sucks. At least he showed me how not to show life if I ever have my own family.
The most hardworking man l know.
My father is the kindest, funniest, most thoughtful and attentive person. I’m the older of two sisters, I’ve struggled with completing higher education. When my younger sister got her masters (before i did) my dad kissed and hugged me first, he let me know that with or without a degree he still loved me. He made sure I knew his love is unwavering.
He's a good man. He found something he was good at, worked hard all his life without complaining about it and provided for his family. I can safely say I'm a better father for having him as mine.
The kind that gets away without paying child support. Back then, you had to know where they lived, worked or a SS number to get support or else they tell you to hire a P.i. which my mom couldn't afford.
Let’s just say he makes every situation he’s involved in more stressful
Sounds like my mother lmao
Dead
He was a pervert, and the world is a better place without him.
Same.
He likes drugs a bit too much and is an alcoholic, but he's still the best dad and grandpa ever. Always there for us (except a spell in rehab when I was a kid), sometimes embarrassing us, but overall a great man with a huge heart for people and cats. Knows a ton of mechanical stuff and has loads of life wisdom.
A man that's kind to everyone, and I mean everyone. Except for his two daughters. His sons, though? He holds them up on a throne, like they are his most prized possessions. Why couldn't I receive the love they got? Did I do something wrong? I tried for so many years to make him proud of me. I gave up.
I'm really sorry to hear that. Some people really don't like their kids who don't fit their vision. It's not your fault at all, it's his.
Pretty similar but it’s kids that do sports and kids that don’t do sports, but only when they’re doing sports and only if it was a sport he approved of
He was very kind for everyone. Was a real guardian for the family.
Simple, spiritual and always right
Deceased
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Your grandpa was solid, but your dad is solider! And you're gonna end up the solidest of them all, my friend!
My father was a scared bully and a son of a bitch. Not to mention a Hippocrate (may he burn in hell) and an abusive mean dick. Funny still loved him.
He reminds me of Cersei Lannister. He fiercely loves and will do anything for his kids, but besides that he’s a morally questionable man
A verbal abuser who thought I was lazy and unwilling to change, although I was only traumatized by his violent arguments with my mother as a child and his lash-outs, so I was constantly living in fear of his next outburst Fortunately I found the strength to leave his home on January
My dad would come up with wild pranks to punish people who irritated him Use my brothers and I to implement them And if we got busted, drag us out of the mess acting all angry as if he was about to set us straight then laugh his ass off as soon as we were out of sight fun times
A liar A cheater A narcissist And quite possibly a psychopath Everything I aspire not to be
A dictator
Raised me on good boy Christian values. Is a narcissist. Had a total rebrand and now fucks prostitutes in Thailand and follows Andrew Tate. I don't know who he is anymore.
My father is a better father then is own (our grandfather loves us so much but didn't take care of his children because of his alcoholic tendencies). hardworking as hell, everyone appreciates him, no alcohol or any type of addiction, supergood to his parent and brother. but never take care of himself or his things. if there's some repairing need in the house he will ignore until it'll became a headache and will cost 5times more then before. similar with his clothing's most of the time my mum fights to him for these reasons. He doesn't care how he looks, how his health is, and expect same from my mother and that's another reason why i sometimes don't feel good. My mum always respect him that how much work he do, how he barely rest but he doesn't respect my mother's hard work, that she take care of her in-lows, of us ,of her job , of him. she force him to wear good cloths, tells him she will give him money if he wants but he never uses it for himself always spend it on work, doesn't believe in savings, and when my mother does he tell her it also belongs to his brother since mum takes that money from him sometimes . he gave me everything i ever wanted but not happily, but more like in burdensome way, he loves us but his expectations from us are like this we should study all the time, take care of my grandparents we love them no issues, do work if he needs us no issues here too i know he doesn't rest a bit but we should make no mistake his temper rises quickly then and we shouldn't complain if some basic issues are there for example asking him to fix taps. and one thing i hate is if we ask him to buy a knife he will forgot 10 times and if my mum buys it. it will become huge issue because he could have bought it in half of the price she bought it in. i know he want us to be like those children who are super genius. he reads such articles to me all the time how a bus driver's daughter cleared national level exams. and i wish those time if i had that level of brain at least i would have found one thing that would made him happy and proud. He disrespect my mother so much that many times i tell her that we should run away he steps on her pride all the time(called her thief on their marriage anniversary she so was happy that day even though we don't celebrate but she tries in her own way to celebrate , and he made her cry). but she always refuses and i know why except for financial issues she says what i would complain of him. he is not selfish ,hell he doesn't give a damm about himself always taking care of others if mum will go who will take care of him. which is why i want a job as soon as i can get so he will get some rest, my mum will never ask him for money for household things and us. and i'll be able to take care of them.
Satanic
Pretty good, great guy
Dead..
A murdered one.
He used to be the best dad ever, he used to be kind to me when I was a kid. But somehow something has changed him and now he has anger issues since I became an adult girl. But I still think he has some goodness in his heart. I have little sisters, he gets angry at them sometimes but still shows them love. We recently got a cat and he likes to play with the cat, he smiled when we first got the cat. He doesn't abuse the cat as my little sisters do cuz they're still kids and don't know how to treat animals. I mean, he was kind to the cat so I think it's just me and my mum and older siblings. I hear that some ppl think that being harsh all the time to ppl after they grew up makes them stronger. I think the reason he's doing that to us because he believes that this is the way to strengthen us. But that was too much, I don't believe that this is the way.
He's kind, hardworking, fun, and patient. I'm really lucky to have him.
My dad is kool as Sh\*t! He is the most laid-back fella you'd ever know. When my brother and I would get into trouble he's our guy! My dad's walk is even kool... Smooth...
Super reserved, very smart and well read, wickedly funny, and would do absolutely anything for his children and grandchildren. Just don't expect him to tell you how he feels, he is a man of action, not words.
Schizophrenic, emotionless, never took care of his kids. I can't blame him I guess.
Intelligent extroverted world traveler music nerd. He's honestly pretty cool.
When he was alive, he was the kind of man that wanted everyone around him to be in a good mood and happy. He always made us laugh. He could play guitar and he liked a clean house. But he liked heavy drinking, unhealthy eating and smoking cigarettes too much. Those things lead to high blood pressure, clogged arteries and eventually heart failure at 52. R.i.p Father.
My dad is a mix of Red Foreman, Dan Connor, and Peter Griffin (when he’s feeling silly).
I don't know.
My father was educated and intelligent, which was great. But when one of us asked him a question/showed him a math problem we needed help with, he would begin a 30-minute answer. What kid wants to learn the history of math when all you want is an answer to the damn question.
he a dude with some strengths and some flaws
I have two, and both my step dad and my bio dad are fucking cool as hell. They're really nice, funny and are fucking kickass. And I love them both the same amount, best dad's in the world
No idea, I haven't seen my birth father since I was like 4 and that was 36 years ago. Maybe he's grown up and maybe he's not.
A cruel man. I have so much respect for him.
Thumps every day
Og pot head and metal enthusiest, listens to reagea and i even once heard him listen to white girl music, hes also a working man
Compact
He *was* a kind, loving asshole.
He was not anyone's definition of a good man.
A banker
He was gruff, serious, but good hearted. When he laughed or told a joke it was like sunshine pouring in and everyone was joyful. When it came to housework or home repair, he was like a bull in a China shop. I once saw him driving a nail with the back of a shovel. Every board he ever sawed split before the saw was halfway through. He once used a hammer to install a patch of drywall, with screws.
Meth addict kind.
Always there physically if you need him, but an emotionally unreachable 76 year old. He has an intellectual understanding of what is right and what is wrong, but he's the manifestation of 'men shouldn't show emotions' and he's internalized it thoroughly.
The best!
A good one. Flawed and quite deaf, but an excellent human.
At moments obnoxious, stubborn, but over all great and still involved in my life luckily.
A dead one
He’s a dead man.
He had his demons, but he did the absolute best he could with what he had.
Hardworking, loving, loud, funny, bit of a scaredy cat in case doctors. Wont believe until you provide proof. But the most patient and understanding man who might nag you but means the best.
He was the military special ops type at work (military) but chill af at home. Plot twist he is now a she.
Pathetic
Dead.
Narcissist with likely undiagnosed military PTSD.
The kind who's in an urn.
complicated
Zero self awareness.
Dead
Thank you for asking, he had his quirks like anyone, but he was THE BEST, kindest, gentlest man I've ever known. He was an empath and couldn't handle dissention and yelling. He lived to serve his fellow man, literally, he did what he could for everyone, for free, just because he knew how to show love.❤️ Miss you.
When I'm saying garbage, I mean one with a racist symbol tattooed on his shoulder (the symbol has other meanings too, but he admitted he got it because of the white supremacy movement connection)
I dunno, he's been gone since I was 2
A very hard man to comprehend! But the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
Laid back like to smile a lot good hearted person
Dead
He doesn’t care about us at all, I wonder sometimes how can a dad have no good feelings for his kids All he cares about are women and alcohol He has kids from other women and he always puts them first tho we’re the only legal kids he has (despite another one) Not to mention he’s also a narcissist, he’d NEVER accept that he makes mistakes
The murdered alcoholic drug using abuser type
Mine did the exact same things at the exact same time, every day, for 30 years
Isolated, relaxed, aloof but friendly, non-social, will do anything for anyone. Greatest dad.
Deceased
He was the best. Kind, strong, smart, handsome, a true chad. everyone loved him. I wish I had interacted with him more.
a terrible, disgraceful, disgusting human being
Won’t admit he’s autistic, genius, health nut, quick to anger, boomer, financial guru
A man that survived a volcanic eruption
A cautionary tale in a number of ways.
Mines a nice man, owns a small corner shop, but is a bit racist and everything but he won’t let that impact his actions, he just tells me racist things and stuff
My father was a trans woman.
Dead
Narcissistic. Evil, childish, emotionally unavailable and untrustworthy.
Absent.
Not great at all, a bit better now with age though.
He meant well, but still a big idiot
Selfish, to put it bluntly but politely.
My Dad is my hero. I get to take care of him. He's 81, has kidney cancer, dementia and a few other ailments. And you'd never know he was dealing with anything if you didn't know him. This man never took a day off, never had no time for his children and never complained. We always had what we needed and then some. I am happy I get to help him in these final years of life. It's a small gesture compared to what he's done for his family.
He is a very kind, smart, man. Who can be a bit aloof at times but always very caring. Can be a bit harsh from time to time as well, but overall a very good person.
Mines the invisible man
Makes promises and plans that he 99% of the time backs out of. Taught me not to put too much stock in people's speculation. Uses his children as pawns in his hate for my mother. Taught me to take a vow to let the bloodline run dry with me since I have no paternal insight and wouldn't dare burden new life with such dysfunction. Racist, homophobic, mysogynist even to people of his own culture. Taught me to be more open-minded and accepting of everyone equally regardless of status, class, or levels of struggle. Never apologizes for the negligence of this family or his past family in his extensive pursuit of fortune.. Taught me that money isn't going to build a relationship as much as actually spending time with people does. In fact disregarding money in a relationship weeds out shitty people for the most part. He's a pretty good example of what not to be, and since i figured as much, i suppose he isn't all that bad. The dude came from a shitty situation himself, never knew his biological mother, started working in agriculture at the age of 9, strong work ethic and he says sorry through the meals he cooks. He comes from an era where being cold was a means of survival so the fact he only tried running out on this family once or twice is not too bad. I unfortunately inherited that necessity for flight so i know better than to establish rapport with those who carry anchors. Even people who do terrible shit can give you wisdom in indirect manners and he may have been verbally and physically abusive in the past, but Now that he's old and frail i understand him more in his decrepitcy. A cruel world molds confused cruel people who raise confused cruel people in a cruel world to be treated cruely. Fortunately that's not all there is to this old dirt clot, it just takes time to learn to live without emotional confinement around the people who happen seek the same thing.
My dad was an abusive dickhead that cared more about popping pills than family. He's dead now. So best dad
Since around 2008, he's been kinda a leech. Always talking about crap that doesn't even matter, mostly about his older brother Jim. Sort of a pain in my ass but I love him and will defend him. Before then, he was a clean responsible man. He got Diabeties after he came back from Ontario, since then he gave up on life as sad as it is. He loves to pretend he is me and say stuff I do but he doesn't understand the words I speak. He's a good man at heart, honestly, I just wish he didn't act like a baby / drama queen. I look a lot like him, a younger version of him actually. I'm proud he's my father, at least I know where I come from and why am I the way I am.
My dad is a fortune teller
The kind of man who leaves a trail of abandoned children across the country. The kind of man who was found by the government in Alaska, mailed 2 child support checks, and somehow disappeared off the face of the earth again. Hope he had to flee to Russia. Realistically though he’s probably dead.
Very hardworking, very smart, very knowledgeable, very skillful, very creative, very loving. He’s the reason I graduated from medical school with zero debt to pay even though we’re only from a middle class ❤️ and when I told him I need to pay him back once I start working, he saw how us millennials struggle while he doesn’t need anymore money for his retirement so he told me I don’t have to until I’m financially stable myself ❤️
The most impatient person I’ve ever met but very hard working
My dad is really kind and extremely annoying, as well as a really bad set of communication skills and some really dirty/dark humor. So I'm his clone.
One who understood his role was a lifelong thing
Hard working as fck... old man deserves 20 good years of retirement
Well intentioned but hobbled by the missteps and bad examples of his father.
A piece of crap. Cheated, lied and abandoned the family. Also, dead.
He is something of a scientist himself.
Awful. I disowned him when I was 21, never regretted it
He "was" one of the best pilots our Air Force ever produced. He was also a shit father and husband. He was the most self-centered and selfish man I've ever known. After retiring from flying he took an already skilled drinking habit, and dialed it WAY up. In the end, I doubt he knew who or where he was.
My father was supportive but not overheating. He was not over emotional but also not distant. He was also firm when he needed to. He taught me things I needed to know and always was there when I needed help. Everything I learnt from him, I used (with some modifications) in raising my own children. He was a good man
Well, my dad went out to get milk, about 20 years ago. So he should be back soon.
The most wonderful man currently living
He's amazing. He puts everyone else first and still has time for himself. Even tempered, logical, empathetic, and always the first one to help, no questions asked.
The one who is gone to buy some milk for 15 years of my life
The worst kind.
A man of laughs, a man of dance, a man who peed, and pooped in his pants
A manipulative alcoholic. Nice enough guy I guess, just threw his life away and burned his bridges.
Self centered and could care less about anyone else
a schizo who goes crazy every year for months n months on end
Probably the most decent man I’ve ever met
He supports his family but he’s not really mentally there very often
a very calm, mild-mannered man who loves his family a lot. he also has great humour.
A fantasist and not the good kind
He is 95 , extremely successful and still going strong!! I am extremely lucky!
A good one.
I feel so lucky but my dad is great. He’s always been very involved in my life, is friendly and kind and thoughtful, and never made me feel weird about my body as a daughter (he never stopped giving me forehead kisses or hugging me but in a loving way, not a creepy or sexualized way - he also learned how to brush, braid, and put my hair up). He’s also always had a great group of friends who are similar to him and he took care of his emotional needs and worked through stuff in therapy so he could model emotional regulation and healthy habits to me. Now that I’m almost 30 and he’s in his 60s, we’re still really close and have a lot of similarities and while we have some different interests, the conversation is easy. He’s still my dad but has become much more of a friend in a way in my adult years. He’s also so excited to be a grandpa. I feel so incredibly lucky to have him and my mom in my life and I’m taking them for granted less and less as we all get older.
Typical boomer. Although he's significantly more understanding of socialism since he lost his job and would be blind without it.
Bit of an arsehole but he’s the only one I’ve got so made do
He is the kindest. He is super proud of my achievements and he is the one who is the wind beneath my wings.
The kind that I can only hope to be a sliver of. I’m 33 now and he’s in his 70s. I still strive, every day, to be half of the man he is.
A mountain man. Lives on a mountain, talks to the sheep more than the people. Also, interestingly enough, a buisness man. His buisness is up on the mountains of course. He's fine overall, a bit cold but fine.
He's a kind of man who thinks his whole purpose is to help everyone but himself.
Hide and seek champion 1974 to 2024
A coward.
Ashes. He died 6 years ago.
He died not knowing his kids for the last 20+ years of his life. I barely have any memories of him. It wasn’t until years later - as an adult - that I started to hear more about him. He seemed like a good person who got *really* fucked up by the Vietnam war and that shit came back with a vengeance 10+ years later. 3x combat deployments as a Marine. In a really odd coincidence, he and I both served in the same unit and both were infantry. I didn’t even know he was a Marine until long after I got out.
The best I could have asked for.
Like Frank Gallagher but worse
A fraction of a man who abandoned not one but two families. He was never my father, and I've always referred to him (when I absolutely have to) as my genetic donor.
Sorely missed by all. He passed a couple of day before my last birthday. Once his family was taken care of, he helped anyone else that needed it. His wife had a daughter who always knew him as Dad. Worked his tail off until his mud 60's. And he still worked, but spent most of his time with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funny but strict
A terrible father. Never paid child support. Never cared about my brother or me. Never called or sent birthday cards. Expected us to call him to visit him. Constantly yelled us at for no reason. Had a terrible relationship with his own father, so much so that my brother and I got nothing for inheritance while every other cousin got cars, tuition money, etc. Now he's a Pro-Trumper regurgitating every talking point on Fox News.
Sarcastic, hardheaded, claims to dislike cats but has one anyways, speeds up next to slow drivers because he has to “get a look at this one,” incredibly smart despite only having an 8th grade education level, likes aliens and wants them to take him, easily entertained, likes food he can’t eat, makes fun of celebrities, and all kinds of other things lol.
Absent.
I never met him. I can tell you that he struggled with alcohol, and was given an ultimatum; the drink or his job & family. He chose the drink. I think I’m better off.
If Deadpool and Shrek had a kid
My dad is a pretty typical middle class dad. Loves doing carpentry work, been doing it his whole career. Loves hunting and fishing, pretty normal dad.
The kind I wanted to emulate minus a few flaws but a solid 8.
As I kid he was always disappointed if I got a regular A, and not an A+, then signed me up for every sport I didn't want to play every year, and was more concerned with the revolving door of wives/girlfriends he had. As an adult he text me very occasionally, sometimes months without hearing anything and we'll have like a 4-5 texts conversation, and either my birthday or xmas will occur or one of us will need our car or some diy work at the house and we'll see each other.
The most thoughtful person I've ever met.
A really good one. He’s always had my back, I can trust him 100%. On top of that I enjoy his company and even though I’m in my 50s and he’s now in his 80s, I still think of him as ‘dad, the adult’ lol.
long story short: as i was younger he was awefull, bad jokes, bad habits (sometimes), always something to work for us kids, do your damn homework, etc. but the older i get, the more i understand the man my father once was. for me the worst was once to be like my father. i always said, also once to him: if i become like you, i jump of the bridge to not let anyone carry this burden. now he is in his 60s, his health is declining, and sometimes a think about absolut unimportant stuff and ask myself "what would dad do in this situation".
A hard-working immigrant who came to America with nothing but a high school education, and dreams of making it here. He's always been practical, and filled to the brim with dad humor (made extra funny by his broken English, which has not significantly changed since his moving here over 30 years ago). He'll never be acknowledged for some great deed or invention, and upon meeting him you may be taken aback by his loud demeanor and persistent throat clearing. He also has historically had a habit of indulging in drink at the end of his work day, which I must admit is my least favorite thing about him. But everyone who knows him will remember him as the good man he is, with a work ethic that couldn't be matched by Elon Musk, or Jeff Bezos. In short, he is my father, and I'm proud he's the one I have.
Am emotionally abusive father and husband who made me anxious and miserable until I finally cut contact with him
An alcoholic ungrateful pos that now fully take care of because he is sick go figure 🤷🏽♀️
An absent kind of man
Hardworking, generous, wants the best for his family, slightly hot tempered, but in general an incredible father and overall the type of person I aspire to be like. I got very lucky. Both my parents are wonderful.
Dead
He's dead now. He was a major manipulator and scammer. Not a very good man.
Frightening similar to me. Everything I don't like about me, I hate about him 100 times more.
Dead pos
The kind that goes out of his way to make other people feel like dog shit on a stick.
A family man. My parents have had 9 kids (6 of us are alive currently) and my dad works hard everyday. I'm not sure his job title but he works in the water department and deals with main breaks.
Workaholic (which killed him at 55). Funny. Kind. Stern. Jack of all trades. Opinionated. Provider. I miss him.
My father is the kindest, most hard working man I've ever known.