"Don't call me again dad unless you're sober." The father felt like he was being disrespectful and said he would come back to NJ to kick his ass. "I'm 6 foot 4 now Dad, things would be different now." - A sense of empowerment today as a man is something I'm working with as well with this project.
"When he would yell at her she would rock me to sleep. It was like we comforted each other, even though I was obviously very young." - The relationship between him and his mother is very strong, even though she lives in TX. Does he think it would be that strong if they didn't go through these bad times together?