I'll be honest, I'm not entirely sure what part of my comment this was in response to... I definitely empathize with the father, he seemed to have things figur

I'll be honest, I'm not entirely sure what part of my comment this was in response to... I definitely empathize with the father, he seemed to have things figured out for himself, and by the end seemed to just kind of "give up" trying to please the author, preferring to spend his time with people who were less uptight.