Our Father-Son Relationship There has always been a lack of communication in our father-son relationship. The relationship between my father and me used to be very physical and verbally abusive. Throughout my entire life, except recently, my father would yell at the top of his lungs, telling me that I was good for nothing and could never do anything right. If an argument got heated, he would more than lose control of himself and hit me out of anger. My father’s temper was like a seesaw, very unpredictable, and he would lose his control very easily over minor things. One day wh