These comments are interesting, I never had a father, never have know who my father was, no one in my family ever told me, i was raised by my Grandparents, but i did have a stepfather, who was a drunk, who beat the crap out of me when ever he felt like it, i stayed away from my mother and him as much as i could, when i turned 19 yrs old my mother asked me to come to thanksgiving dinner, when i got there my stepfather was drunk, and abusive, I beat Schitt, out of him, mom stopped me from killing him, i never went back, mom called about 29 years later and said he died last night, i said what you want me to say ? i'm sorry? bury the S.O.B. later in life my mom and me became good friends, happy ending to a sad story. Rio7