In his own unique way, Rex Walls loved his children because he taught them to be independent and self-reliant. He taught them life lessons that he believed might prove useful in the future. Sometimes it seemed like he loved the numbness that alcohol gave him more than his children. He was never a role model for his children; he had the worst habits and lifestyle an adult could have. On several occasions, Rex Walls abused Jeannette's love and trust in him. A good depiction of this is when the rental check for Rose Mary's land in Texas came in the mail and Rex tricked Jeannette into trusting him with the money and said "Let's hide it together." For Rex, everything was a big adventure, he didn't care that this money was used to support his children; his only concern was having money to spend on alcohol and winning money playing pool. Even with all of his undesirable traits, his children loved and admired him when they were little. On one occasion, he said to Jeannette: "But you always loved your father, didn't you?" “I did it, Dad,” I said. “And you always loved me.” Jeannette and Rex Walls shared a very special father-daughter relationship. Of all his children, Jeannette was always the one who trusted him and