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So I fly and I go and pick my dad up and tears are streaming down his face.

And he says, you know, I owe you and your mother an apology because alcoholism robbed me of my life.

And I sat there, you know, just stunned because I saw the remorse.

And my response could have been, well, you're darn right, you know, and you're exactly right.

But what I said was, it's okay, Dad.

You know, we all have things that we got to work through.

Welcome to Family Life today where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

I'm Dave Wilson.

And I'm Ann Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLife Today.com.

This is Family Life Today. So. life today.

So today we're talking about something.

I was thinking about it this way.

It's like most people are walking around with this little thing they're carrying.

And they don't even know they're carrying it, but it's a weight.

I see it as not just a weight.

I see it as a wound that's open, and we're sick inside.

We don't even know what normal feels like. And our listeners like, what in the world are you talking about?

Did you name this wound?

Yeah, it's actually called the Father wound.

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