I've been reminded again today and yesterday about the importance of love, tolerance, and understanding in relationships. My Dad and my little brother had a disagreement over something stupid, and now it seems like the only solution is for little brother (Adam) to leave home. He's 19, so he'll survive all right, but it just sucks that Dad is going back over his old mistakes and repeating them a little worse each time. He's pushed each one of us away emotionally as we reached adulthood, and it gets a little worse each time. Sigh

I fear his example being passed on to me. I was just getting used to the idea of maybe getting married and eventually being a Dad, when this happens and I'm reminded again of Numbers 14:17-19 , Dad never had a good relationship with Grandpa, and was kicked out of home at 16, now he seems to repeat that mistake with each of his own sons. He's never violent, just drives us away with psychological and emotional blackmail. Sigh

God help me learn from other fathers to be a good Dad!