My dad hated my sister. Made her weigh herself in front of him to make sure she wasn’t becoming a fattie. And if she gained weight he would beat her. One night so bad that there was blood all over the bathtub. This would be the last night of his life.
He loved me. He owned a welding and machine shop that was the size of a Costco. Millions of dollars worth of tools making all sorts of fantastical contraptions. We made most of this..
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And did the same for factories all over the PNW. Made tons of cash. After school we did the same thing everyday. My sister and I would get out of school and catch the 11 to the Taco Bell on 42nd where I would get a Taco Bell Grande with no tomatoes or lettuce but extra cheese and sour cream, AND NACHOS. Then mom would pick us up and go to the shop.
I was 7–9 years old and got paid well to work. I would sweep up the shop for a few hours dodging looking at welders and my mom would give me 20 bucks (mom controlled petty cash). Then I would run up to Payless and buy Lego. Every day. I had a gross amount of Lego. And Nintendo games and accessories.
But my dad would teach me how to weld, and use the band saw and so on. He seemed to enjoy teaching me stuff. Almost like he likes me being alive.
But the bag of shit made a stink when the family went out for pizza and my sister wanted a slice. “No man will want a fattie, put down that slice and hit the salad bar… But no ranch, that goes to the hips.”
So my dad liked being half a parent I guess.
My mom just spent gross amounts of money on us (the kids) to make up for his horribleness. She also shot him in the forehead to protect her children. So safe to say she cared about us.
Never had a interest in having kids. And my sister had her first when I was 15 and I was living with her and helped a lot with him. And then a few years later she had twins. Also helped raise them. I have done enough parenting.