Moderator Adela Vinczeová she accepted an invitation to the podcast, where she was interviewed by moderator Šimon Žďarský. During the interview, they also touched on the topic her relationship with her father, the successful writer Jozef Banáš. She openly admitted that although there was always respect between them, their bond was not always as strong as it might seem at first glance.
At the beginning, she emphasized that he is an important role model for her in many ways. “I respect my father for many things. I appreciate him for what he gave me in life, that he gave me an example of an extremely hardworking person, because I also feel that I can’t relax completely, because he always forced me a little bit, but then again, he didn’t bully me.” she explained what values she owes him.
She immediately named the opposite side of their relationship, which she attributes mainly to the then-setting of society and generational differences in upbringing. “For other things, he was a father to me who did the best he could, even though he belonged to a generation of children who didn’t have fully present fathers. He wasn’t very present either. He was such a father from Socík, but he had no way of knowing that.” she admitted honestly. Over time, she perceives his approach with understanding.
She believes that her father’s attitude was strongly influenced by the environment in which he himself grew up. The lack of emotional support was thus transmitted from generation to generation in their family.
“Because his father was also a prosecutor in the 1950s who solved murders and sat over photos of severed heads, and he didn’t come to the match to support him. Maybe there was also a desire to achieve something so that someone could see me.” Vincze concluded by reflecting on how old family patterns and the desire for recognition took their toll on their lives together.
