Really, captain obvious?
Different times, my man. He grew up the son of a sheriff, shooting shit day in and day out around farmland, and then shooting whatever moved in Vietnam.
Think Hank Hill's dad... with shins though, and you're getting close to Dad.
I also drove mopeds at 9, cars at 13, stayed at home without babysitters at a young age, and somehow, here I am doing just fine. Most of the country is pushing the sissy side of raising kids, my Dad was probably a little too far the other way.
I can't change it; I can only learn from it.