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- locustsloth0
If you're willing to call him an asshole, why not just unleash all the stuff you shared here; the abandonment, the spite you feel for him not being in the picture, etc. May shock (and/or guilt) him into doing something meaningful. That could mean a real effort to re-enter your life or a "Screw this, i'm outta here", but at least it'll be something.
i think my dad's a bit older, but in general i think fathers of people who are now adults are in general poor communicators. Their role in the family was (stereotypically) one of authoritarian and breadwinner, leaving no time or initiative to get into the nuances of having a meaningful conversation with their offspring.
At the VERY least, you have an example for what you don't what to be if and when you eventually become a parent