Parental figures and the role they take part in a child’s life are vital, both during childhood and into adulthood. As seen in chapter 1, “Is Daddy Coming With Us?” Moore captures the portrait of his family life. His limited, but overall positive experiences and memories of the time he spent with his father, ultimately created the successful man he later became. An experience Moore vividly remembers is one when he punched his sister in the face. Sent to his room and ordered by his mother to sit still and wait silently, young Wes anxiously anticipated his punishment. To his surprise, his father came in the room, sat at the edge of his bed, and explained to him the meaning of a man and the appropriate way to treat a woman. He enlightened Wes,
