(June 3, 2014 at 10:36 pm)Heywood Wrote: It wouldn't surprise me one bit if you, like the OP, respond to your father by trying hurt him back instead of simply demanding respect.
I told him to grow the fuck up and act like a dad if he wants me to treat him like one.
And he did, so I do.
My dad grew up constantly demanding my respect, out of this strange idea that giving me half of my chromosomes somehow entitled him to it.