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Dad didn't have a terrible temper, he just liked things a certain way. Clean and proper. He gave words of praise and encouragement any time John did something, but when it was something he didn't approve of, they would have an almost passive aggressive undertone. Dad could be a master manipulator when he wanted, always needing to get his way, and John knew this. But he’d wanted to tell him, hoped that he would give another remark or maybe just beat him and never talk about it again, go on in disappointed silence until John left for college or moved out. But that’s not what he got, he hated being isolated.
“I have done everything in my power to make you a successful young man and time and time again you seem to chose all of the wrong paths. I tried and tried and then you come to me with this,” there was no emotion in his voice, no hurt or pain, “I did all that I could and you never appreciated it.” All that you could, hitting and scolding for wanting to see a friend or not getting a perfect grade every time or simply being there. “I’m done. Look at this as an early birthday;” four months away, “you seem to know what you want to do with yourself and how you want to spend the rest of your life, so go.”