Reply #4: my father [View All]

[mopinko]

my father was probably bi-polar. he medicated with alcohol. like so many bp's, he was an amazing genius, and as funny and charming as they came when he was not being mean and belligerent.
i was a smart little girl, and he used to love to teach me things. i still vividly remember the day that he explained to me that different elements burned with a different color light. we spent a half an hour sticking things in the burners on the stove to see what color they made. i have a lot of memories like that. all the things he taught me are really what helped me put the pain behind me.

he was also a staunch dem, who didn't care what color your skin was. and one of the few "old" people i knew that was against the viet nam war.