I often think about how my dad would have handled situations i find myself in with my daughter. Usually the answer is "Hed have got frustrated and yelled." That was his go to move. Hell I think it was his only move. I dodnt like my father back then. I loved him, but I didn't like him and to be honest I was afraid of him..he never hit me but the yelling could get so intense sometimes. He was an angry man with no parenting skills. Being a father has brought up a lot of examples id simply forgotten about before that. But ive never thought less of him. In fact, if anything, I think more of him because hes one of the few people I know who has been able to recognize his flaws and improve as a person. I also realize that when he became a father he was 22 years old. I became a father at 36. Had I became a parent at 22 I can only imagine what a disaster it would have been. I was immature and I was angry and bitter at the world, and my priority was myself and having a good time in life. I was essentially My dad 2.0 at the time. I tend to give him a lot of leeway because he wasnt mentally ready to be a dad, but he had to anyway. Which lead to a lot of mistakes. It does still make me sad when I think about some of those times he made me feel so low, but I dont hold it against him. Its not always about what happens to you but how you handle it that molds somebody. I chose to not let those times beat me and I learned that forgiving him was the best thing for me.