i dont have one.... relationship that is. if i met him some torturing would be in order.. that would be a worthy cause to go in jail for.
anyway keep safe. take care

My father was never there for me. I resent him now. He did show up at my wedding.

BEFORE the divorce, was he an ok Dad? It seems common that after a divorce, a lot of Dad's aren't there for thier children. Could you forgive him? Would he be the kind of person who'd be there for you NOW?
....I have an ok relationship with my Dad. It isn't perfect, but we really love each other.

It is very difficult for the parent that does not have custody to maintain a close relationship. The entire balance is upset and it can be so painful for the noncustodial parent to deal with. While all parents should be there for their children - sometimes it is just too much for that person to deal with. Was the divorce something he wanted?

After an argument with my dads mom, my grandmother, he decided that if I didn't apologize he would disown me. That was July of 2006. I guess he forgot that my birth mom left me when I was a baby, otherwise he would have never walked away from me right? Nothing like this to make turning 30 even harder......

i dont have a relationship with my dad. he was living in his car in las vegas and is now in the hospital. we never talk and even when he did live with me and my mom all we ever did was argue. he was not very nice to my mom so i guess i just never liked him that much.

My dad had MS, and was in a wheelchair so we were close. We spent a lot of time together. He was hilarious, and bright. He had the best stories. I miss him.

Amazing, I read all these different kinds of relationships with dads. my dad and I were never close because I didn't turn out aggressive and a real go-getter like my sister, I turned out more like my mom. He speaks, we talk, but it's all superficial on the outside, no close feelings or deep conncection, understanding or real acceptance. It's always what you should have done, or been, or do....

I worked very hard to have a relationship with my father. Years ago, he used to beat me and my brother, but I decided to give him a second, third, fourth, fifth chance and so on.. Last summer we got into a fight that caused him to call the police. I was arrested. The courts have us in counseling now and our relationship is 1000x better. The funny thing is that he's a social worker by profession. I always thought that he would be more tactful in his approach to his family's issues. We both have bipolar and are both on medication for it. I see it as his way of protecting me. At the time I was working at this transmission place and I was getting really stressed out from the summer and from everything else. Going to jail (and then the hospital) was a good thing because it helped me realize where I was going and it allowed me to change directions. I love my dad very much. We had breakfast yesterday and we laughed over pancakes and eggs. It's worth to get to know your father no matter what he did or had done, or what was done to him.