I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm no where as tough as my father. I really think that I am more open to change than he was.
My father wasn't around much. He made mistakes, but he had a very tough road.
When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself.
When I was a kid, I thought my dad was a little bit harsh with me at times. Sometimes I needed an arm around me instead of my dad telling me what I did wrong, but it obviously worked.
Until late in life, I was never quite good enough for my father, and I suppose that is part of what drives me even now, well after his death in 1992.
My father was always telling himself no one was perfect, not even my mother.
I feared disappointing my father more than anything in the world.
My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.
My father realizes that he did okay with me. He did the best he could.
My dad seemed comfortable with his decision to be a 'have-not,' but I knew that I wasn't.