I was. My Dad was awesome. My Mom not so much. But he explained when I was young that my Mom was the love of his life.. but he didn’t always like her. It kinda gave me permission to love my Mom but I never liked her cause she wasn’t a nice person. He was from a different time and he was always a gentleman and when he was with his buddies he was hysterically funny. I was his little shadow. Super quiet but always with my Daddy and watching and listening. Best teacher EVER
Your story sounds a lot like my own. My dad was a joy to be with, but my mother (that’s what I had to call her, never ‘mom’) was not a very nice woman. Even so, it was very difficult when she died.
Sounds like an excellent example to follow. You were lucky.
I was. My Dad was awesome. My Mom not so much. But he explained when I was young that my Mom was the love of his life.. but he didn’t always like her. It kinda gave me permission to love my Mom but I never liked her cause she wasn’t a nice person. He was from a different time and he was always a gentleman and when he was with his buddies he was hysterically funny. I was his little shadow. Super quiet but always with my Daddy and watching and listening. Best teacher EVER
Your story sounds a lot like my own. My dad was a joy to be with, but my mother (that’s what I had to call her, never ‘mom’) was not a very nice woman. Even so, it was very difficult when she died.