Hey Portabella -

You are under an incredible amount of pressure. Not sure I wouldn't have buckled already and hid . . . somewhere.

My dad sounds very similar to Ed's dad ergo an asshole. Mostly a drunk asshole.

He dominated the family by being brutal and cruel. Although, my brother took a placating attitude, and paid for it later, I for some reason, and I have always been this way, was defiant.

Like up yours bitch. Your just a drunk asshole. Why should I let u make me feel bad.

Must have been my mothers influence . . . she never backed down from him. Factually, she'd attack first sometimes if she saw a fight coming. Thank God for women . . . although I don't understand them. The simple mind of Men . . . lol.