ermm fathers, what can i say about them, i have one yet he is a total stranger.....the memories i had about him are (he is not died but my parents are divorced) very little, i remember in good times he used to bring me to his soccer games, swmming and cook for us but the bad times was more, how he use to get drunk, yell, get into trouble with the police and stuff, i do not noe whether i love or hate my father... but i think it is Hate with a capital H, he has a tatoo of a family tree on his back with my mother's and my name in it, to think that my name is going to be on his body for life disgust me, i did't noe about the tatoo until this year when my mother told me, as i dun recall much from my childhood, he also left a letter in our house before he left (he had to leave because that house was bought by my mom, and it's under her name) anyway, in the letter he wrote, "take care of the three of us". What?? then what is ur duty as a father?? no birthday cards, no birthday wishes nothing at all over the years, not like i need any wish from him, i am happy not having him in my life, but at times it is hard when i see how my uncle play or talk to his child, when i see or hear my friends talking about how great their fathers are, or how my cousins chat with they dad....it is hard to see these things as no one in my family has not have a dad, my grandmother had a dad whom she talkes abt 24/7, my mother and her siblings and a wonderful dad who loved them deeply, my cousins are happy with a dad...but my siblings and i??? some people have dads in their homes yet they are strangers, either they dun talk to them or pretend that they dun exit?? but think about it atleast u have a dad that still cares and support your family for that u must give your father credit!!!