[mattsonn]

Hi Create, I've had "rough spots" in my relationship with my Dad too. In my experience, there's no easy fix. I'm not asserting that things can't be fixed--I just haven't been able to. Old patterns die hard.

We do get along just fine with zero problems as long as I'm at college and not living in the house. So I agree with Morgan on this one.

Hey, and also, while I was thinking this over, I realized that I got along with my Dad best when I was in high school. That was when I was thriving the most, and when he had the most respect for me. Fights between us were few and far between during that time. So if you can be a source of strength for your Dad, instead of one more thing in his life to worry about, then that will go a long ways towards healing things. That's what I'm trying to do by pulling my life back together, though I'll be the first to admit that it sure isn't easy.