This is a thing that has been bugging me for awhile. I figured someone here may have an opinion or be able to help.
To explain context, i'll have to say this: My dad (although still lives with me and everything) has never been a "dad" to me (not as far as i remember). All i know of Him is the pain he's caused, and the hate, and the insults, etc...

Anyhow, i have a great friend (who is a little older than my dad), and he IS like a dad to me. (His wife is also like a second-mum to me). He is a dad to me in many ways, obviously not biologically, but spiritually (i.e. i can ask him anything about God, and he wants to answer), but mostly on an emotional level.
He doesn't love me as much as he does his own kids (that would be almost impossible), but he does love me as if i were his own. He treats me (all the benifits) as if i were his child.

Now don't get me wrong here- his wife does too. Because they know that i don't know what a "dad" is. (They've taught me more than i could have imagined).

But is this a strange relationship for a teenager to have?
One where they are, in many ways, like a "parent" but aren't.

In some ways i think it's not at all wierd. I learn alot from them because they have experiences. Also, another of my friend has a similar relationship with another older couple.
On the other hand.. none of my other friends have this sort of friendship/relationship with adults. However, they don't have adult friends either.

So i'm curious what other people think.