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My father is an amazing guy. He's brilliant and funny and charming and fun. I've told him before and will tell him again: a lot of what I like about myself, I know I got from him.
He and I started our own businesses at about the same age, and he's had a great deal of success at it. He's amazing at creating relationships with people. The industry he's in is full of slightly sleazy people and sleazy dealing. He's a beacon of integrity, and everyone in his business circle becomes a friend before long.
As a teenager, I tested him a lot. And there were times I tried his patience beyond the breaking point. To his credit, while sometimes got punished, I was never left with resentment for him. He always had his eye on the relationship that he was standing for having with me, and the life he wanted me to have, and I never doubted that for a minute.
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