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North West Ohio | I'm not in the same boat exactly as you but see where all of you are coming from. I'm 26 now and have been helping since I was 7 or 8. It used to be my grandpa and my dad before that, now it's him and me. The main difference is I know my dad would bend over backwards to do anything he could for me. Does he say it? No. Does he show it? Kinda. He has always done what he could though. Now, working with him is a royal pain in the a** 75% is the time. He doesn't treat me as an equal. His way is THE way and if I have a different opinion or view it's because I'm trying to be difficult. He still treats me like I'm 7 or 8 a lot. If something breaks when I'm using it, it's because I messed up. If he breaks something, it was unavoidable. We get into it pretty good a couple times a year. My advice is to confront him, tell him what the problem is, if he blows a gasket, tell him you'll talk to him when he calms down and talks to you not yells. That's what I've started doing. It works because it makes him see he was out of line when I'm just trying to talk. | |
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How do you tell your dad you are done helping?
