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[quote=Anonymous]12:21, have a similar situation with my father. The attachment to the dog is weird, isn't it? I chalk it up to not being able to cope with real emotional intimacy with another human being. My dad was a fine father, but he was never very involved and didn't want any part of the difficult times. Now that he's older, he feels that he doesn't need to do anything that makes him even remotely uncomfortable. The thing that gets me is that he thinks it's endearing and funny that he's attached to the dog and "doesn't really like kids." I used to think it was kind of normal -- now I see how odd it is. He isn't as blatant as your FIL and I think he genuinely just doesn't know what to do (so sometimes I feel a little sorry for him), but it's frustrating that he won't even try.[/quote]
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