Dream of Your Father
A father stands for authority, responsibility, and a place to lean on. Being scolded by him asks whether you are brushing off important advice in waking life.
A father is the first person who sets rules you never agreed to. Traditional readings looked at how the pillar of the house appears and compared it to the state of the household. A departed father is often read as an ancestor's request, while a living father usually reflects your own sense of responsibility or burden.
Readings by Situation
A departed father handing you something
Read as a good omen of money or opportunity arriving. Grain, money or documents point to a concrete gain; clothes or shoes suggest a new role or position. Dropping or refusing what is given is read as a chance you keep postponing.
Being scolded by your father
Not as bad as it looks. This form shows up when something has been put off or a choice sits uneasily with you. If you remember what the scolding was about, that is the point to check now.
A father who looks ill or weakened
More often about a fence you leaned on feeling shaky than about actual health. It tends to coincide with responsibility shifting onto you at work or at home — look for someone to share the load rather than carrying it alone.
Arguing with your father
Read as the wish to set your own course rather than a real conflict. It is common before decisions you must make yourself: moving out, changing jobs, marrying.
Dreams about parents are closer to a picture of the feeling between you than a prediction about them. If health is genuinely a worry, confirm it with a doctor, not with a dream.