Why I hated my Dad

Daniel reflects on his childhood garden work with his father, followed by an absorbing interest in video games around age 9 or 10 that escalated into an addiction, particularly to World of Warcraft, straining their relationship through conflicts, unauthorized spending, and dropped studies.

Daniel expresses profound regret regarding his late father, recalling quitting a job arranged through him, giving up on driving lessons, a ruined family ski trip, and discovering posthumous emails in which his father blamed himself for Daniel's childhood racial bullying.

Video footage shows a father preparing to cut down a large tree in the garden while instructing someone to monitor the tree's fall and watch for hazards.

Childhood memories of physical garden labor, finding insects under rocks, and subsequent dinners.

Playing PlayStation 1 games at neighbor Chris's home.

Growing obsession with online gaming, dropped formal education, and household conflicts.

Unauthorized expenditure of roughly £500 on World of Warcraft gold via a paternal PayPal account.

A family ski trip to France marked by Daniel sulking and disengagement.

Employment struggles, including completing online surveys, taking an office junior job arranged by Daniel's father, and leaving after five months.

Quitting driving practice and lessons after failing a single driving test.

Grief, remorse, and discoveries in late father's emails concerning school racial abuse.

Tree cutting procedures, safety instructions, and balance risks in the garden.

Daniel visited neighbor Chris to play PlayStation 1 games.

Daniel's father told Daniel to shut up after Daniel excitedly described a controller adapter.

Daniel quit formal education due to online gaming.

Daniel spent approximately £500 on World of Warcraft gold using his father's PayPal account.

Daniel's father turned off the computer mains around 1 AM while Daniel was in a Molten Core raid, sparking an expletive-filled dispute.

The family traveled to France on a ski trip, where Daniel sat sulking at the bottom of the slope.

Daniel secured an office junior job at age 19 at his father's machine-designing company.

Daniel left the job at his father's company after five months following boredom, a dispute over making tea, and telling his boss he was unhappy.

Daniel failed a single driving test and abandoned learning to drive.

Daniel read emails left by his late father indicating his father blamed himself for Daniel's racial abuse at school.

A father prepared to cut down a large tree in the garden and requested a warning if it began falling.

Whether Daniel's father told him to shut up because of workplace stress or anxiety over Daniel's upcoming exam.

Whether Daniel's father knew Daniel loved him despite Daniel never expressing affection.

The tree being cut down might fall in the wrong direction depending on its balance.