I can't believe that your dad....well, I can believe it. The power of the ...well, you know...is stronger than blood...at least that seems to ail your dad. I guess I misread it too. I thought he was the step parent.
I painfully would have broken ties with my father or mother, whichever or the two were married to my step anything. You are the better man Arch...
All of us here love Lil Bit, and more important than anything else, mom and dad love her more than anything in this world...that's what counts....