A childhood belief about family

When my sisters and i were young we uses to watch "daniel Boon" on television,and at the very beginning of the show Daniel boon threw a hatchet at a tree and split it right down the middle,-- well our Dad told us he taught dainel boon how to do that- for years we believed that, we had no reason not to,we thought our dad was our hero-- well now we know how much he used to drink and came up with those stories-- ah, i still think he's my hero......