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Madison Scott-Clary
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> Do you ever worry that maybe he should be forgiven?
Oh, *<a href="/dad/humanized" class="pulse">constantly</a>*.
Oh, *<a href="/dad/as/a/person" class="pulse">constantly</a>*.

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This project, mostly.
> My fault?
Well, maybe the book's. The possibility that he may wind up with a copy.
I talk about my dad off and on during therapy. I suppose he comes up with some frequency because of all the hangups I still have. It seems like ever few months I'll discover a new one.
> Ain't that just the way of things.

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This, in turn, means that I need to somehow reorganize my conceptualization of my dad around this new version of reality. I was holding this picture of him in my head that was based solely on those times with him that left the strongest impression. My view of him was limited to the man I ran away from juxtaposed against the man who was finally able to interact with me on an equal level when we were able to drink together. It was not based on an interpretation of him as someone who was constantly improving --- constantly striving to improve --- and who, yes, may have been able to interact with me better as an adult but who nonetheless enjoyed the fact that I was his kid.
It also means that there is far more that my dad doesn't know about me that I had first imagined.
> And?
And it also means that there is far more that my dad doesn't know about me that I had first imagined.

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Slowly.
Carefully.
> Take your time.