Men Do You Have Issues with Your Father?

[javaguru]

It seemed like an interesting issue to discuss; It appears in many movies. I'll start with a repost of my response from another thread,

It seems to be a theme in a lot of movies; It's one in fight club and apparently the author claims everything he addresses is based on things othe rmen have discussed. Personally, my father was "distant" and always working to support the family but I have the upmost respect for him. Not only was he an upstanding family man but he was a navy corpsman in WWII. He enlisted right after Pearl Harbor; served on Tarawa and Iwo Jima so I can only imagine the shit he's been through. However, the only "war story" he ever told was when I was playing high school football and made a smart ass remark about being lucky. He told me a story about being on the deck of the LST with the captain and Xo when they were strafed by a Japanese fighter. The captain was killed outright and the XO mortally wounded...my father didn't have a scratch on him. He then proceeded to hit the Tarawa beachead with a Batallion of marines and only a handful of them survived. I think his pont was....don't laugh at lady lucky because you probably wouldn't be here without it.

 

[biteme]

I'm very hard on my father and I can't show affection for some reason. He was a very dominating father and even though he could never dominate me now, I may have an unconscious fear of that. He always took care of his family and was very talented and a hard worker, despite being a country boy who was so ignorant about some things that it was funny.

 

[HumorMe]

I never had any issues with my father. His life was built on honesty and integrity and doing things the right way. I never met anyone who knew him that said anything bad about him. He might be dead and gone and but he is and will always be my hero.

 

[EnderJE]

My dad was very hardworking and taught me that life was a game to be won. I can still remember one of his favourite sayings...

"There's only two places in life. First and who cares?"

Then he got his heart attack and stopped trying to hard at work. On some level, I lost a little respect for him because of that.

 

[biteme]

My dad was very hardworking and taught me that life was a game to be one. I can still remember one of his favourite sayings...

"There's only two places in life. First and who cares?"

Then he got his heart attack and stopped trying to hard at work. On some level, I lost a little respect for him because of that.

Bro. We know that he didn't place much emphasis on spelling.

 

[EnderJE]

Bro. We know that he didn't place much emphasis on spelling.

Uh oh...I'm pulling a MissFit...thanks for the note...I'll fix it now.

 

[hardrock]

Yep. Haven't spoke to him in about 4-5 months. he's only 10 miles away. he forgets my bdauy every year and is a total busy body. Can't sit still for a minute. Been that way since he quit drinkin 25 years ago.

 

[Destroyer1986*]

I'm very hard on my father and I can't show affection for some reason. He was a very dominating father and even though he could never dominate me now, I may have an unconscious fear of that. He always took care of his family and was very talented and a hard worker, despite being a country boy who was so ignorant about some things that it was funny.

^^ except my dad is no country boy . At 19 im starting to resolve issues with my father.

 

[Devastation]

i talk to mine every day. he is my best friend. seriously

 

[Hiatussin]

my fathers an extreme cynic

im in med school and he very seriously advised me to dump my gf, slut around during my uni years and marry another doctor after asap since its fiscally beneficial to be a medical couple.