god the father

i'm not sure i've ever felt like god. the imperiousness in the relationship is much more on the child side -- they're all about their own wants and needs, and they expect me to fulfill them. which isn't to deny the obvious power relationship, which they might resent but they of coure recognize. they know who's in control. but they try to circumvent it as much as possible. which maybe is how god would feel, i don't know.

but sure, the conception of the father-god is derived from the parent-child relationship. and not just god, all authority figures to some degree. there's been a lot of political stuff written about how liberals/democrats are the nurturing "mommy" and conservatives/republicans are the stern punishing "daddy." it's hard to escape those models of power.