A father's son.

[theBruiser500]

goodluck

[Shajen]

I don't know how I missed this yesterday.

My dad was a pretty messed up man. He served in Vietnam as a rifleman in the Marine Corps and it really messed him up. It made him (so people who knew him from before the war) completely different from the person he was. I know it sounds trite, blame the war, but from everything I've heard this is true.

Anyway, he removed himself entirely from my and my brother's life around the time I turned 15. He died two years ago and I hadn't talked to him in well over 13 years.

Even if I wanted to patch things up, now I can't. That's a bad feeling to have.

You've got time man, if you feel like it, try to talk to him. Explain to him how you feel. Even if it doesn't work out the way you plan, at least you've made an attempt. Don't wait til it's too late.

GL man.