I’m going to be real with you: he’s not beating you without reason. He’s beating you because he sees you as the cause of all his suffering, which stems from his unfulfilled potential. Have you ever asked your dad what he did during his early twenties? Has he ever told you that he wanted to be a Medieval Historian and was going to college and was good at it, having a clear cut way towards a PhD, until a shitty pregnancy ruined everything. He had to drop out, go to night school and settle for a frustrating existence as an accountant, anathema to the young romantic and idealistic student, who has long since expired. All that is left is a sad, balding man, whose only pleasure is drinking and reminiscing of better days. All that potential, wasted. And all that sacrifice… all of it for a son who listens to fucking anime songs.