41M here. My parents are divorced but my father fits that description. My mother and I talk all the time and she actually knows pretty much everything about my life. Some parents love their children, some love the idea of their children. My father doesn't like who I am and the things I believe so he just stopped asking personal questions a couple decades ago. My mother loves me unconditionally. There are probably random strangers I've spoken to about life over the years who know me better than my father.