Dear Pat Cooper: What happened to my father Pasquale Caputo?

Dear Pat Cooper: What happened to my father Pasquale Caputo?
- It seems like I have been writing this book most of my life. At first, I wanted to write about how much I hated my father for not caring about my sister and me, but deep down, all I wanted was an opportunity to tell him how much I loved him and missed him being in my life. I tried my best to tell my father that, but he never heard me. Every time we met, he found fault with my clothes, my manners, and always the rest of the family. These attacks became part of his persona and a way of not getting too close to me or anyone else in our family. He hated us with every fiber of his being, and I could never understand why.

What did any of us do to make my father keep away from the whole family and go find himself a new one? It never failed
no matter how many times I tried to connect with my father, Pasquale Caputo, all I ever got from him was Pat Cooper, the angry comedian.

My journey hasn't been an easy one, and the pain never goes away. However, my purpose for writing this book is to help others who have gone through a similar heartache. If my story can help at least one person who has had an ego-driven, emotionally unavailable parent, then my purpose has been achieved.