He placed a hand around Jake's hand. "I don't think anyone can be perfect... No matter how much we try. I know I was always struggling to gain my father's approval with everything I did. It was like everything I did was never good enough. I had to be better. Even if it was my best."

He paused a bit before asking the next question. Unsure if it was a good question to ask or not. "What was your mother like?"