I feel bad for you, your hands were tied in this situation being with your father. Hopefully you have learned something good here from all of the posts and know what was done wrong in this situation. Please take what you have learned here and pass it on to your father, he needs the education as much as you do.
I also bet that this has happened to quite a few people on this board that don't like to admit it. It happened to me when I was younger and I learned from it.
Good luck and keep huntin'!