My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was kind of her to say, but he did do harm.

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He meant no harm. The fact that she said that about my father was the only kind thing he ever did for me as a child. I think he meant well, but he never meant enough. In other words, my father was a non-conformist or a rebel.

He didn't follow or believe in anything, so it's natural that he would be misunderstood and viewed as dishonest or uncaring. However, he wasn't a bad person. He just didn't know how to be a good one.

Source: Gone Girl

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