I was never embarrassed by my dad. My dad is a smart, nice guy, who had a lot of respect around town. Growing up I was raised by my dad after my folks split. I hated my dad, feared my dad, fought with my dad, but was never embarrassed by him. At some point around 20 or so something clicked in my head and I realized the reason my dad and I had always knocked heads is because I'm pretty much a copy of him. We're both slightly hard headed. Once I realized I was just dealing with the older version of my self my dad and I started to get along just fine. Today I count myself lucky to have been raised by my dad, best guy I know.

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