Our dads have a huge impact on our lives, sometimes good, sometimes bad.  A few days ago I was having a conversation with a man.  This fellow is of retirement age.  He told me about his dad, and how he had negative feelings to this day about his relationship with his dad.  He went on to say that it was silly for a man of his age to be talking of how his dad treated him and such.  I told him that I disagreed.  Talking about things that bring you pain is the best thing that you can do. Because of this conversation, I decided to share a little bit about my relationship with my dad, and how it affected me. When I was a child, my dad had a … [Read more...]