Dwayne Johnson Remembers Late Dad Rocky: ‘I Regret Not Reconciling Our Complicated’ Relationship

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  1. That’s a pipe dream…. reconciliation only works in extreme rare circumstances when both parties are willing to grow….

  2. I swear I met the rock at pizza arcade when we were kids in Portland. I remember the kid telling me his dad was a wrestler and it blew my mind. I lived in Portland and him Vancouver so to far for 7 year olds to be friends. RIP big rocky.

  5. In my opinion, in our current culture we advocate cutting people off too quickly. We prioritize our peace over the critical skill of mending relationships. Lots of us regret not working on things after we don’t have the chance anymore.

  6. This kind of resonates with me, but also I’m not too sure I care much about reconciling with my dad.

    I had rented a U-Haul and had a rental truck because my car got totaled, figured things out, and set up a date to return the rental truck. Asked my dad to pick my wife and I up from the car rental place and he said no problem.

    The day before, I did what I needed with the U-Haul (keep in mind I rented this, it had no bearing on my dad whatsoever) and I returned it that night, caught a ride from my friend so we wouldn’t have to bother my dad.

    So I drop off the rental truck, my wife and I get in my dad’s car, and he asks what happened to the U-Haul. I tell him “Oh I returned it last night I didn” he cuts me off and starts **screaming at the top of his lungs** at us for “keeping him in the dark” and “not telling him shit”. I try to diffuse it telling him it’s no big deal, we didn’t need a ride, it was fine, he continues screaming at the top of his lungs.

    We’re at a red light so I say “Yeah, I’m not dealing with this” and I get out of the car. He speeds off with my wife, while continuing to scream at her. She tells him to let her out of the car, he refuses, and continues screaming at her. She finally has to say let me out or I’m calling the cops and telling them you kidnapped me.

    He finally lets her out, and I walk to where she was, where she cries for about 20 minutes straight.

    That was December 4. I’m not sure if I’ll ever talk to my dad again.

  7. Do dads and sons ever reconcile? Mine died before we had the chance but I always wish we had gotten there.

  8. Seeing The Rock back in WWE is surreal right now. Seeing him in the $500 shirt, sunglasses wearing, shit talking ‘99 Rock persona is absolutely insane.

    The “Phoenix is the #1 city in meth and crackheads but finally tonight your lives have meaning because I have arrived” bit was classic Rock. He couldn’t help but smile after he said it because we all know it’s tongue in cheek after seeing his public persona for 20 years. But he’s clearly having fun with it and the crowd was absolutely eating it up.

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