I'm an odd ball too, July, and my brother June and my mom was also June. I think the war had lot to do with it. My sister was born in '42 and my father said he didn't get to see her till she was 3 yrs. old. He didn't know what to do with a kid that age, so ignored her.
He said he was home when I was born and apparently spoiled me quite a bit. Then decided I was "spoiled," and ignored me. My brother was the baby in the family and when he wasn't good at sports - yep our father ignored him too.
I never called him my dad. He wasn't! He was just a biological father period.