I strongly doubt that I love my dad

[arewethereyet]

I learned the hard way and way too late that my mother was the source of the division between my father and I.

In the little time we had left we talked, he apologized...we cleared up things that caused the rift between us that were based on mommy dearest's lies. I wish we had done it sooner but it never would have happened as long as they were still together.

There's no excuse for bad treatment (physical, verbal, emotional abuse) of a child by a parent but sometimes there are things that make it easier to understand.

Never say never is the best advice I can give.