Thanks for the comment. It does follow the running thread with most comments that I shouldn't be afraid to distance myself.

> One point that may be lost in all the comments, [...] this was his father's company to begin with.

I've pondered this. There is no disputing (and I try to make this point in the paste) that my father actually brought something to the table. In this case, it was inventory and supplier relationships.

In some respects, the whole thing was so separate from the original company that I used to joke with my father that I should just have the money deposited in my bank account instead of his, and he should just give me a slightly better price on product.

We even discussed changing the name of the company when we transitioned to online-only sales. But, hysterically, the company is named after me, so I argued that it should stay the same, and eventually persuaded him.