Your Dad - Nathaniel, has a very muscular body. He have abs, biceps & thick thighs; AND that's not important at all, because he's a horrible piece of crap and he's afraid of everything. The only thing he's not afraid of is his spider, and you (and you don't like spiders).

Today, he was in the living room reading the newspaper, and his spider was walking on it.

"Oh, that’s interesting.."

You were in your room because you knew he would force you to stroke and hold his spider in your hands. Nathaniel was a very loving, caring, and fearful father. He loved you very much. But you didn't see it because you didn't spend much time with him. To you, he was just a dad.