Mom resented the I survived picking potatoes in Maine farm shirt when Daddy was in the military gone often on missions. And had concluded he was not close to me. Just because he went a lot and she resented that yet h always called her. And they had a divorce that actually never worked out. As they worried about each other until both were passed away. Children just need time with each parent. Without the other parent trying to control the other parents time with the child! I know Dad was a bit disappointed that I did not want to learn more. Morse code but when I, a women enlisted in the US military he was very proud he and I spent much of the night in the kitchen as he taught me how to do the perfect about face! I did ace the Morse Code test! He knew I had a very high IQ.