Dad was out cutting wood and feeding the horses, and I went and talked to him. I could always talk to Dad and tell him anything, no matter what I did, whether it was wrong or right. I could always tell Dad, and he always stood behind me. Trust is very important in a relationship, especially a parent-child relationship. The garbage can was on the corner of the garage and at the garbage can I saw a dime.
Painful things stand out.
I think it's disbelief. I hear it in myself. Adolescents who are searching for an identity will pattern their lives after those whom they trust. Teenagers watch their parents closely in looking for values and standards. Jeff, a father in New Zealand, recalls his father's example to him and his brothers.