What had really driven him to move out and live on his own was the fact that his stepfather mentally abused him and often played mind games while also destroying his musical aspirations and dreams. This is why I continue to respect and admire my father for being able to stand up for himself at such a young age and because he has brought his own family so far compared to where he had started out while on his own at an unimaginable age. Randy has always strived to be the best father he could possibly be. His parents were definitely good examples of what not to be in his eyes because no matter what he has always told me that he has strived to do the exact opposite of what they did to raise him when it came to raising his own kids. So he has been very against spankings or anytime of physical punishment and looks harshly upon verbal put downs and negative thoughts throughout my …show more content…
While trying to keep my mothers temper under wraps he was also pushing towards communicating about our problems rather than slugging it out with her kids or even with him. He has always pushed our family to be the best that they can be. But at the same time has taught all of us not to measure how good of people we are by how much money we make or how often we go to church or how many good deeds we are able to do, but by what type of person we are deep down inside and how strong our morals are. These are just a few of the ways he has always been self-motivated along with motivating and pushing our family to be better than his parents and family were while growing up.
My father in my eyes has successfully accomplished his lifelong goal of becoming the parent, he wished that he had and, becoming something more than a father or a husband, I think that it is safe to say that he is also my family’s best friend. He means the world to me; there isn’t a father in the world that has anything on my dad. He’s the best that he can be and all I could ever wish