Father stopped thumping me when I nearly stabbed him.
Make of that what you will.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections,
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My father was an authoritarian, regularly drunk and very free with his fists.
I learnt tang soo do in my teens and he never bothered me again.
He no longer drinks as much as he did, and we now get along fine.
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Captain Howdy,
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