Guys of OT!

Quick question ya'll. When you were growing up, how involved was your dad in your life? Did he do the TV dad stuff, like play catch, show you how to shave, etc., or were you left to fend for yourself? Just curious :)

My dad didn't do much at all...

I did a lot with my dad, hunting, fishing, camping, stuff like that.

My dad is everything I want to be when I start my own family. I owe him a lot and I have nothing but respect for him.

I love you dad.

My dad is the only role model that I look up to and respect.

My dad worked 4 hours away from home, for 8 hour shifts, i would only see him a couple of hours a week, but it was necessary, he took up a major role in the family after mine and my sisters mother passed away though so props on that.

We did some good father son stuff but he works a lot so we didn't do father son stuff that much.

Kind of.

I had the dad who wished I was more like him (As in being more interested in boating and camping and ****).Nerd_Man

No. Never did any activities with him. Unless you count watching TV... He worked somewhat far from home. He would leave about 5:30 A.M and get back late. When he came home he just wanted to...er..."chill." Never did the playing catch/building stuff. To be honest I barely even talked to him growing up. :?

My dad has been moderatly active in my life. When I was younger he signed me up for baseball and practiced with me. He also played baseball and hockey with a few of my friends and me when I was younger. I only see him a month or two out the year now because he's up digging oil for 140k a year supporting the family but I'd say hes probably a pretty average father.

When my dad wasn't traveling for work he did everything he could with and for me.

I guess I can share my experiences. My dad wasn't around much. Between his day job, which every now and then would require him to leave for weeks at a time to work on aircrafts, and his farming in the evenings, I didn't really see him much. Not to mention my mother was quite the softie, so she'd leave him with all the iron-fist of the family duties :P. Needless to say between his absence and his presence often accompanied by corporal punishment, he wasn't my favorite person. I pretty well taught myself everything I know, including music, since that was the way he did it.

Now that I'm older, our relationship has only gotten weirder. He's gotten to the point where he knows I'm not around as much so he really wants to make up for lost time, but he's also going through a mid-life crisis, so most of his ideas of father-son bonding days revolve around gentlemen's clubs. I find it very strange going with my pops.

He was pretty much absent for the duration of my childhood but he tried to make up for it in his later years by actually taking vacation days and taking us to trips and such.

My dad kicks ass. One of the funniest guys I know and we've done lots together. We played sunday night hockey together, went dirtbikin' (mind you the whole family did) went boating (water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, fishing), played catch with a football...tons of crap like that. We came close to going to AC/DC together.

My dad and I played catch quite a bit when I was younger, and we've done stuff like golfing and all together, but generally, we spend time together by remodeling the house.

My dad was always around but we never spent time doing any father-son activities.

My dad was a deadbeat alcoholic who watched soccer on tv most of the time. He never really did anything with me or my brothers. My parents divorced when I was like 11 or 12, I didn't care for him much when he left. I have no real attachment with him.

He was ace for 4 years! Well, towards me anyways. ^ ~ ^

My dad is an ass. The only thing I learned from him is that I don't want to be anything like him. Haven't seen him in years and I'm happy about that.

I didn't know my dad, i was told he left when i was around 1?Strider_91

Did you grow up without a father figure then, or?

[QUOTE="Strider_91"]I didn't know my dad, i was told he left when i was around 1?BiancaDK

Did you grow up without a father figure then, or?

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[QUOTE="Strider_91"]I didn't know my dad, i was told he left when i was around 1?GrandJury

Did you grow up without a father figure then, or?

none of your business...

zmbi_gmr

TC didn't ask for your social security number, chill.

Haven't seen my dad in about 2 years give or take, he hasn't played much of a role in my life.

my dad didnt live with us, though I did go to see him every 2 weeks, when I did visit him , all I got were insults telling me how worthless I am.

He played baseball with me...and we still watch some movies together...

Been driving me crazy lately...no matter how good i do nothing is ever good enough for him...

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none of your business...

BiancaDK

TC didn't ask for your social security number, chill.

and i didn't ask for your sarcasm.

i'm lucky enough to have a great dad (and mom for that matter), sure he had a terrible temper (which was passed on to me unfortunately) but he raised me good. he was a musician (percussionist) and i watched his band play all growing up. he's the reason why i have such a passion for music and i hope to pass that on to my daughter.

Yeah I had a TV dad, as in that's what you'd find him sitting in front of if he wasn't at work or asleep. :x

Yeah, we had quite a few father-son moments. My dad set the bar really high as far as fatherhood goes; I have the utmost respect for him.