 If that seems too hard for us to handle, then we may need to reevaluate our own priorities. In closing, I would like to add a little about my dad and my relationship as life went on. After I became a Christian, I was able to have a relationship with my dad. It got easier as the years went by. I forgave him for the way he had treated me. There wasn't any intent by him to hurt me. He just wasn't good at certain parts of parenting.