DUers, what did your dad do or say during your childhood that has influenced how you live

[LWolf]

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did not say or do anything until I was 16, as he made no effort to contact me, and paid no child support. His dad, until he died, and his stepmom always knew where I was and stayed in touch, so that was a choice on his part.

When I was 16 I was sent to spend 3 months with him. During that time, I learned:

1. Women keep to their place and serve the men. Don't keep your step brother waiting when he wants ice cream; serve it to him in front of the tv, then finish cleaning the kitchen after dinner.
2. Hunting and fishing are the primary sources of food; learn how to fry the fish and the venison. Don't make a pet out of that bird dog.
3. Don't walk a block down the street to school because the niggers are always looking for white girls like you. There ought to be a hunting season for them. The niggers, not the white girls.
4. Redneck culture is to be glorified and celebrated.
5. What matters is spreading the seed far and wide; supporting the mothers and children that result? Not necessary. But daughters are to be guarded with a shotgun.
6. Speaking of guns, when I leave you with your deliverance-style spooky inbred step siblings for a weekend of hunting, the loaded gun is in the headbard of my bed, and they know how to use it.

You'll understand if Father's Day has never been a celebrated event for me. I was thrilled to head back home after those 3 months, and never looked back, nor heard from him again until 5 years later, when the step sibs called me to ask me to help fund his funeral. Which I did not.