Wanna hear about his abuse as well? Sexual, physical, mental, verbal. He got blamed for the sexual abuse from the babysitter. He was 5. They gave him experimental growth hormones in his early teens because he was way too short. (Think 4ft6in at 14 or 15 years old.) He wasnt bothered by it, but his parents were. His dad was a raging drunk but somehow managed to release his anger solely on my dad and grandma and not dad's sisters. And that's just his teens. He developed a lot of substance addictions later on. He was abusive before he got a lot of therapy and whatnot. He was a little crazy but he was a good man overall. He was good with animals and kids. I was his favorite. He was mine. He caused a lot of trauma and heartache but he was my dad and I know he wasnt always in his right mind. He loved us though. Me and my brother and sister. I got most of the abuse and he always told me its because he saw himself in me. He was harder on me so I didnt end up like him. He was a good man later in life. Treated us well. Loved my daughter. Treated my mom right. Approved of and loved my husband and my brother's girlfriend. Most of the time when I think about him it's good memories.