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[quote=Anonymous]Dad, A-. He was flawed--a functional alcoholic and a product of the 1940s in the South. I grew up with a fair amount of casual racism and homophobia that I had to unlearn as an adult. But as a father he was generous, kind and attentive and when I was with him I always felt heard, loved and valued. Which saved me from a mental health perspective because my mom was (and is) a completely self-absorbed narcissist. She was bitter, sarcastic and always finding fault, and as a teenager she left me entirely to my own devices--no supervision, no structure, no guidance. My parents were divorced by then and lived with my mom, so from about age 12 I basically raised myself. And in many ways found myself parenting her. I was always fed, clothed, sheltered and had health care, however, so I'll call it a C. [/quote]
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