This is just a story, if I decided to turn this into a book, I'll be glad to use these questions and comments to add pages to the book. But just some explanations, Paul fought with Alex, per Evie, and this was a way to get rid of him. Can a father hate his son, yes and there are many examples of that, vis a vis Bobby. I'm sure Paul thought that Alex would be a problem for Pete and he hoped that Alex would torment Pete as much as he fought with Paul. Strange family dynamics but not unusual in a family when one partner is over bearing