Same to you

Those were the nicest words my father ever spoke to me.

I gave him his present today since he sleeps alot due to being 85.

I got him a boombox for his cd's and he can also listen to the radio on it. He is so tinkering around with it.

In all my years alive, he has never said happy birthday or merry christmas.

I set it up for him for his cd's and his favorite radio station and it sounds great. I gave him a hug and said merry christmas and he said "same to you". This is unheard of from him. I cried when he said that.

That's great! Maybe he has mellowed with age?

Uh no..he has got more crotchedy

He has been really nasty to our neighbors. He has so much pent up anger/issues that I can't even understand.

To get that much "emotion" out of him is a true gift.

I'm so sorry he never before expressed that kind of wish to you, but I'm so glad he DID.