I struggle in my relationship with my father. Ever since my brother was born, it was clear that as the only son, my brother was also the favorite child.
My dad has tried to be supportive from time to time. My dad is NOT a feminist, but he has tried to be enlightened from time to time.
For instance, when I came home with some extraordinarily high score on some standardized test or other, my father urged me to broaden my horizons.
He said, "These are great scores. You could do anything. You don't have to feel limited because you are a girl. You could do anything... you could become a doctor, a lawyer, an engineer... as long as it didn't require talent, you could do it."
So I became an actor.
