It does make my heart ache to hear tales such as yours, Chris.

The fact that your Dad thinks you can just "put all this stuff behind you" shows, I'm afraid to say, that he'll never really understand. Sorry about that - the best you can hope for is a sort of detante. I wish you all the best on sorting it out.

God bless

EMPIRE

PS It DOES end, by the way. We'll all be perfected on the day Christ returns and then we won't be worrying, crying or unaccepted ever again! Hope in these things and gain strength.