Thank you for sharing that little tidbit. I hope that your dad sees past this and make an adjustment.

I come from a Human Resources background and one part of my career that I really love is employee engagement and motivation. I like going around the office and talking to people. Of course not everyone responds well and some are put off and guard themselves because they feel that I might be fishing for issues or whatever they say may be used against them.
I couldn't blame them because previous people that held my post were not exactly motivators but more of terminators for management. I knew that I needed a lot of time and relationship building before they can even start trusting me. But those daily rounds going to each floor, trying to remember over 400 people and knowing that if they needed help they can always go to me. I was happy when I saw traction and I loved the people and what I was doing. However bad things happen to good people.

That was when I entered Steemit. I was not OK, I had the worst episode of depression. I was angry, embittered and depressed to weariness that there would be days that I could not even stand up from bed.

Then I got into @steemitfamilyph. They knew each other personally. They were siblings, cousins and classmates and they took in a complete stranger in their midst. I didn't have anything to offer and my writing at that point was pretty self centered and miserable. All it showed was my pain. Yet slowly as I began to know them my outlook check changed. I grew to look forward to our chats and as we grew in number my writing reflected a change in wanting to engage, mentor and educate them so that they can be successful.
A lot of them treat me like an older brother and heed my advice and say how thankful they are that I am guiding them when in fact I should be thanking them. They made me feel loved, cheirshed and part of their family. They made me Ohana even though I am stranger.
In Ohana they made me remember who I was before being broken. They made me remember to smile and mentor people. They made me remember that even if I can't draw to save my life, sing or dance which makes me doubt if I am truly Filipino haha or write well that my greatest talent lies in engagement and motivating people.
I wrote a post about being a role model but they are my rolemodels. They have saved me from the abyss and I will always be thankful.