My dad was a very violent, frightening and dangerous guy. Next to him, I was this vague kind of kid who walked around, as I still do, gathering impressions.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My father was this big, tough guy, almost heroic in proportion to me as a child. It was only later that I saw how fearful he was.
My dad, in the best way possible - not in an intimidating way, but with the physically intimidating qualities that every father has - can truly be scary. The only time you saw that side of him, the raw side of him, would be in a moment when you truly were the one that screwed up.
My dad was a violent alcoholic. Really aggressive.
My father was a little frightening - a huge man, six foot four - and he looked like God. He was always a visitor, as far as I was concerned, because my parents separated when I was nine. We only became friends when he was old and began to shrink. During the war, he was a BBC war correspondent and did some extraordinary broadcasts.
I was very wary of repeating my father's behaviour and did everything not to act like he did.
My father was a pedant and a bully who cared about nobody, and I was not to see him until I was eighteen.
My father had a very violent temper, and he was never home. So I was kind of a mama's boy.
My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.
When my dad died, I developed a nervous habit. He was very shy and quiet, and I was like him.
My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more.
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