My dads unintentional parental shortcoming

I truly feel my relationship with my father is hindered due to lack of nude male bonding beyond the age of 4 when we stopped sharing showers. Thanks to mom my dad and I stopped sharing a house around that time as well. But he was always present in my upbringing but that bond I see him and my younger brother share, and by circumstance they spent every day together which inevitably gives them the leg up but I know for a fact they have been nude in front of/with one another as recently as this year. My brother is straight and I am smart (j/k my heter-bros)and I am gay. As accepting as he is now I think he being my dad has always known and by societal influence formed a close in nature but different dynamic with me. My brother will ditch his shorts with me when were out on the water and I am happy to have that. Would love to hear people with similar as well as the opposite experiences I daydream of. Thanks for investing your time towards my wordy divulgence.

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RE:My dads unintentional parental shortcoming

A very honest and moving account. Very personal too. Brave of you to be able to share those experiences.

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I admire that you are open about your upbringing, but your profile is relatively empty, uncertified and posts what looks like a picture of a picture. It's hard to take seriously and as an extension your story about your dad. Nor am I clear why your younger brother shared a house and nudity with your dad but you didn't. Perhaps you split up and you lived with your mom?

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You words made me tear up, brother Billy. My dad died when I was 21 and I never got to hear those words. Although, deep down, I know he was just as proud of me as I am of him (all shortcomings, on both sides, included).

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Excellent work. Your children will have no problem with body positivity and hang ups very much because theyve been allowed to experience seeing all types.

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I couldn't agree more with you on this. Thanks for sharing.

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Im sorry man. Healthy male bonding with our fathers is so important. I never saw my dad naked. As a result, I was so unsure of my place as a man.

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