Rebellious at times, he was also deeply loyal to his domineering father and constantly trying to live up to his standards.

A therapist she'd seen for a while had wondered if it wasn't her dread of a holiday presided over by a domineering father.

Family stories passed down to my generation describe sons who were passive and cooperative with their domineering fathers but not very creative.

At 19, in a swipe at her domineering father, she secretly married a young medical student.

I'd read about his family: his brothers, a long-suffering mother, the domineering father.

While he needed to break free of a domineering millionaire father, he ended up in the family shipping business.

He perceives his acts as rebellion towards his domineering father.

His domineering father was an alcoholic, while his quiet mother found comfort in religion.

But Mertkan's domineering father opposes any association with "those people who only want to divide our country."

He returns home to find his domineering father reading the paper.