Bad Dads Not a Fad; Hollywood has Long Used Them to Inject Dramatic Tension, but Don't Emulate Them

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My dad didn't leave me with any words of wisdom that I remember.

But he did teach me through example -- good and bad -- how to be a father.

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Bad Dads Not a Fad; Hollywood has Long Used Them to Inject Dramatic Tension, but Don't Emulate Them

And, while all these years later, I realize I hardly knew him, having kids of my own -- who think they have me all figured out -- helped me understand him.

It's not easy being a dad. But neither is it easy being a daughter or son. What one thinks of as being a protective provider and nurturer, the other thinks of as a disapproving and distant know- it-all. But eventually, most of us learn there is truth behind the cliche that the older our parents get, the smarter they become.

And since the struggle betwee...

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