Wasted relationship...

I did something I never thought I would do.
I stood up to my father.
I told him that I thought he failed as a father. I told him he was given six chances and he has screwed them up. I told him that he needs to wake up and try to do better.
I listened to his excuses, and I proved they were bullshit.
I told him that he needs to man it up and deal with life. I told him that he needs to seperate his problems from his being a father.
I told him that when you become a parent you are no longer allowed to run away from it all and hide. I told him that he has a responsibity and he needs to deal with it or admit failure and let someone else do his job.
I told him that I think he is weaker than I ever thought he was. I told him that I understand he is going through a lot of shit, but I still can't accept that as an excuse.
I told him that I don't see him capable of being my father in the sense that he will teach me anything... and that I am trying to think of some other way that I could consider him a father.
I told him that he broke me and crushed a lot of my thoughts, dreams, and hopes. I told him that I grew up thinking was an amazing person... but I came to realize he is lacking in too many areas...
I told him so much crap that hurt me.
I cried my eyes out as I said it to him.
He responded with his cold and aloof ways. I hated him then.
The next day he called to tell me that he will take my car to be fixed so that I do not have to deal with it.
Two days later he told me I could come pick up my car.
He was out with I friend. I met them at the restaurant. He hugged me and told me that what I said did affect him. He told me he loved me.
I started to tear up in the restaurant again.
I don't know if I cried because I wanted him to say that... or because deep inside my heart I felt it was too late.
I am not able to give this man anymore of myself. I am not able to view him or love him like I did before.
I cried because it is a wasted relationship...