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Mason’s first father figure was very permissive. A permissive parent is one who is low in control but high in warmth (Feldman, 181). Mason Sr. often engaged in a lot of fun activities with his children, but even at a young age he did not promote school or healthy eating. After Mason Sr. returned the children home from bowling, Olivia takes note of the fact that the children had not completed any schoolwork or had a proper meal. Mason Sr. lacked structure and control as a parent, which could easily lead to the disregard for authority and rules that Mason develops. Mason transitions from a permissive father figure to an authoritarian father figure. Bill represents parent that is high in control and low in warmth (Feldman, 181). This can be seen when Bill demands that the boys have haircuts in the home. Mason explicitly expresses that he is happy with his long hair and feels a sense of discomfort with cutting it. Bill has more regard for control than for Mason’s feelings towards the situation. During his teenage years Mason chose to hang around drugs and alcohol due to the fact that the father figures he had in his life both abused alcohol. Bill, Masons first stepfather, is very cruel and unloving due to his attachment to alcohol. The relationship children build with their parents shape how they form relationships as they continue to develop (Giese,