Dear Dad, That sounds strange. I have never called anyone Dad before. There are so many thoughts that are running through my mind, which makes this even more difficult. As a child, I had so many questions I wanted to ask you. Now, as a man, I wonder what type of relationship we would have had. Mom and I were not close. As I hit my teen years, I became more selfish, while at the same time trying to establish my own identity. Needless to say, I didn't go about it in the right way. It was more like me trying to be a man on the outside while still being a boy on the inside. Your life was unknown...