Is it normal my dad is mean but nice

Do you mean to say he is strict? Yes it is normal to have strict parents.

I feel exactly the same!!!

thats for that rly good comment it was rly good

Well I speak from experiance from raising two girls and had to be the one to say yes because their dad , my husband was not very understanding and he was gripey .. A lot ! He was not mean , just not very understanding and he thought it was his way or no way but I can tell you now I was also in control and he did not always have the last say ! Sometimes the girls hated him and I understood ! But ... I look back and realize we were trying , and we had never raised kids and we made soany mistakes and now with 3 grandchildren , we understand so much more because we have lived and learned ! We see our chilldren making some of the same mistakes and they seem so mean sometimes yet we were there to and we know they are trying even though it's not what you want to hear , they make mistakes and by the time they realize some thongs they got so mad about was not that big a deal , you kids are already grown and it's a cycle that starts all over again ! Have patience and love them ! You will only have one set of parents and as long as he does not beat you or mistreat you , then count to 10 and pray for patience

thanks for all the hnice comments they have helped me see that some dads are like that

Everyone is mean sometimes just don't ever let him hit you and think that that is normal cause it's not. Get help if that happens

To tell you the truth, it's really very normal that your dad is sometimes mean and sometimes nice. It is also quite normal that you feel mixed emotions about him. It is as if you are rihanna and your dad is ne-yo and you hate that you love him so..

that's above normal.

Yes

Yep, parents are that way, gotta luv 'em !

His dad was probably mean and nice too. My dad was always mean and I can't say "hate" enough.

It depends how mean your father gets. If he gets abusive then there is a problem

Very normal, especially if you're a teen

I think is normal parents are suppoced to be like that. Just don't use the word 'hate' is too much. :p

That sounds like a normal dad to me. Parents play a special role in life. They have to raise you to be a functioning adult and sometimes that means showing you great empathy and compassion, and sometimes it means being strict and hard. What you have to do, as the child, is to trust that what your dad does is the right thing for you.

I know alot of parents who want to be 'friends' with their children. Folks you gotta understand that you CAN'T DO THAT. Friends with your grown children, maybe. But a parent's role means you have to be the adult, the teacher, the confessor, the coach. It goes BEYOND friendship. The parental role is more important and will last longer than a friends role generally will. Your dad will be there when your friends aren't; that is until your dad dies. At that point you really are on your own. You will take measure of who you are when your father dies, and that measure will pretty much be what you will be for the rest of your life. If you hate him then, that will fade away or disappear, and what is left is what you put there in the first place.