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I don't think my dad really knew what to do with me, as a daughter. He treated me like a boy; my brother and I were treated the same. He didn't do kid stuff. There were no kid's menus; you weren't allowed to order off the kid's menu at dinner - we had to try something from the adult menu.

I wasn't against becoming a dad: I'd had a good childhood, as childhoods go, and as role models, my imperfect parents were as good as or better than most.

I loved Dad more for treating the biological reality as trivial, irrelevant. He loved me no less than his other three children.

My dad was a big believer in treating people well, oftentimes even when he himself wasn't well.

My dad was a great dad.

Dad was a very gentle, sweet man.

I was an overly young father, is the most polite way of putting it. I think I was rather immature and all I can say is that I think I've made a much better grandfather... I don't think I was ready to be a father to be honest.

I do think my old fella wasn't much of a... I don't remember him ever being a 'dad' dad. He was too busy working. It was a hard life, man.

Now that I'm a parent, I understand why my father was in a bad mood a lot.

I was a really involved dad - not because I'm such a wonderful person. I like being a dad.