Reading all of these responses, im pretty envious of most of you.
my dad and i have an interesting relationship. we have very different interests, and i really dont think we have any shared interests. hes 60, a business man, will hire someone else to do the work (usually me), doesnt enjoy the outdoors, would rather sit inside than go explore, and so on. were pretty much complete opposittes. My parents own four child care centers, so we live pretty well-off. my parents fund my education, but i am responsible for funding everything else. my mom was the one who first took me skiing at the age of three. without her, i prolly would have never made it to the mountain. my mom was the one who signed me up for soccer, skiing, volleyball, swimming, and everything else. she was the one who drove me and always wanted to go to every one of my games. she was also the disciplinarian and the one to dry my tears. I am grateful to her for that, even though im not the best at showing her.
My dad on the other hand is a bit different. I honestly havent done a single sporting event with him in my entire life. he came to a couple of my ski meets in HS, but other than that and a few edits ive shown him, he really hasn't seen me do the thing i most love in life. he's never been skiing in his whole life, and still wont even give it a try, even after countless hours of begging. we really dont spend any alone time together. he's never been the outdoor man that i am. the reason i joined boy scouts when i was younger was because i always wanted to go camping and learn how to shoot a gun, and i knew i'd never learn that from my dad. he never gave me 'the talk' when i was younger. maybe im partially at fault too, but im really not that close to him at all. My dad has never told me he loves me. i dont know if he's scared if ill make fun of him or what. I almost feel like ive lacked a father figure in my life. I'm 19, almost 20 now, so i dont really expect much to change when i 'get older'. kinda feels good to write this down. any suggestions?
