history: I was afraid when my dad used to scare me and  my brothers I was afraid when my dad used to scare me and my brothers Was he just playing tricks on you_comma_ to get you to laugh? Or was he being malicious about it? 
current: No he was just playing tricks I suppose, but still
next: Yeah, sometimes dads forget how young kids are and just do what they think is funny. My dad wasn't the best either at understanding how fragile kids can be. But he was still a good da