I don’t blame my father for my failures up to that point in my life. But I do believe he made a mistake. I am a father myself, and I believe my dad should have taken me aside to talk. As best as he was able, he should have said, “Son, sit down, I want to speak with you. Tell me, what’s going on inside you? Why are you living this lie? Why are you doing this to yourself? Where is it you want to go in life? And how can I help you get there?” I think that, in general, many fathers don’t want to have this talk. For whatever reason, they would rather avoid it. They seem to think that things will
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