Sounds like your Dad is having some control issues. From a father standpoint I can understand this. Even something as simple as a change in one's hair style or shaving it off can be a hard thing for a father to deal with. My daughter is naturally blonde but she wanted to have her hair darker and cut differently than the way she kept it for years. To be honest I didn't like it because a part of me felt like I was losing "my little girl". However she was repectful but stood her ground and I had to realize she wasn't going to be little forever. Anyway maybe that is some of what your Dad is facing internally. I know you are a man with the right to make your own decisions but from his viewpoint, at your age you are still going from boyhood to manhood and sometimes parents emotionally don't want their kids to grow up. That also means he has to give up some control which I can tell you,as a Dad, is a damn tough thing to do. Belive me I face it every day with my daughter who is less than a year from being an adult. Anyway I would suggest you be respectful of him but stand your ground and hopefully he will come around. Hopefully one day he will realize the time he spends downing your decision can be more constructively spent with you.
