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Originally Posted by lostalex

my youngest memory is my dad holding the hose to fill up the inflatable pool. it was a hot summer day, and i remember my dad being annoyed that my mom made him set it up.

I remember him being annoyed that she was trying to get him to spend time with me and my brother. and i remember not being able to enjoy the pool because he had such a negative attitude about it.

It made me annoyed at him for ruining our afternoon and i held a grudge against him for a long time, because he always made it seem like he didn't want to have fun, he just did it because he had to.

That's sad Alex, i get the impression your dad was more mad at your mum, and maybe there was more going on than you knew about.

My dad was an arsehole, he always let us down, but when i look at him now i feel sorry for him because he missed out.