Fathers

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I know gay men as a rule usually get on with their mothers(there are allways exceptions to this) but the biggest influence on my life is my father. At 80 he is energetic, intelegent and most of all caring. He says he allways knew about my sexuality growing up but allways accepted it. For as long as I remember he has allways been a fairly prominant left wing politition(locally) and a champion of gay rights for years. He allways seems to know when somthing is troubling me, sometimes even before I do. He also offers me sound advice, which given the respect I have for him I usually take. God bless fathers.

ps How do you get allong with your'e dads

Sparky, I think if you do a little search, you will find our answers to this question in another thread. It has been discussed.
I, like Jamie, saw my father leave my mother and the family at the age of 7, but he was always there and still is, at 80 (like yours) very energetic and alive (and lithe, to the extent that his older years will permit, naturally). I think he's been a much better father for me as an adult than he was while I was growing up. In a way I'm happy I had the upbringing I had, but I guess we missed him at home every day. Despite his obvious fall out with my mother, he never let us down. My father is still a fine man...