\n<\/aside>\nElsewhere in her caption, the topic seemed to turn to the public\u2019s perception surrounding her relationship with her dad.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am human. My father was human. And you people have the nerve to act like you\u2019re experts on ANY topic or know anything about my experience with him?\u201d she wrote of the wrestling legend.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo back under your bridge, trolls,\u201d she concluded her post.<\/p>\n
Brooke explained in the slideshow of her post that the bikini photo was one that she \u201cquickly\u201d took over her shoulder and doubled down on it being emblematic of her childhood growing up as a \u201clittle Florida girl.\u201d<\/p>\nIn a response posted to May 22 (a screenshot of which is seen here), Brooke said she was being vulnerable and grieving her father, writing, \u201cShame on anyone for demonizing it.\u201d Instagram\/Brooke Hogan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBrooke also opened up on her strained relationship with Hulk in recent years. (The father-daughter duo are pictured above in a selfie.) Instagram\/Brooke Hogan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI know he loved me, and I loved him. I think more than anyone ever did,\u201d she wrote of Hulk. \u201cBut in the last few years\u2026 I think he lost sight of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not obligated to explain to ignorant people who haven\u2019t walked in my shoes \u2013 how I lost my dad \u2013 before I lost my dad,\u201d Brooke wrote.<\/p>\n
The \u201cHogan Knows Best\u201d alum said she stands by the decisions she made about distancing herself from her father but that it \u201cdoesn\u2019t stop\u201d her from missing him.<\/p>\n
Brooke\u2019s initial post featured her spending \u201csome time with my thoughts, my daddy and the ocean he loved so much\u201d \u2014 even likening him to \u201cKing Triton holding his Little Mermaid.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tears were endless today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\nHulk (pictured above with Brooke in 2005) died in July at the age of 71 after suffering a heart attack and amid a private battle with leukemia. FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBrooke (pictured here with brother Nick, mom Linda and dad Hulk in 2006) skipped her father\u2019s funeral and was left out of his $5 million will. WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile the tribute featured a slideshow of images and videos of Hulk throughout the years, many followers focused on the bikini shot that led the slideshow.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst picture was totally necessary to remember your father, right? Jesus Christ,\u201d one person wrote. Another asked, \u201cwhy would u start this post with a pic of your ass?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hulk died<\/a> in July at the age of 71. His cause of death was determined to be a heart attack<\/a> and it was revealed that he\u2019d been secretly battling leukemia<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe WWE icon\u2019s relationship with Brooke had been estranged<\/a> in recent years, with her skipping his funeral<\/a> and him leaving her out of his $5 million will<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n