Should I tell my father how much my mother bad mouths him post-divorce or would that just be me gossiping?

No. It's dirt. Get a fcuking grip.

Your insecurity is going to ruin your relationship. If he can't even get a ride home from a female colleague without you losing your mind YOU aren't mature enough to even be in a relationship.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.