My father was a rebel through most of his life. He passed away last year and while he never really gave me any advice or wisdom I learned a lot by paying attention to how he lived his life. My small bit of wisdom to you is to keep that relationship with your Dad in good standing. Years from now you will be glad you did.
Yeah.. it just took a long time for me to see it this way. BUt, its not late, not by a long shot.