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This OP is for those of us who, for whatever reason, had to father ourselves or (Original Post) Bonobo Jun 2015 OP
K&R Katashi_itto Nov 2015 #1
I am very fortunate in that regard. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #2
Father of 4 daughters reporting in . TheFarS1de Jan 2016 #3
There are fifty million wrong ways to raise kids. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #4
K&R Katashi_itto Mar 2016 #5
My dad taught me everything I know about being a good man NickB79 Nov 2017 #6
It's frightening how much that works sometimes Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #7
I was about to post the same thing DavidDvorkin Nov 2017 #8
 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
2. I am very fortunate in that regard.
Sun Nov 29, 2015, 04:17 PM
Nov 2015

Dad is the whole reason that I'm okay.

The absence of a dad is a disadvantage that many men don't recover from. I have very little respect for people who cause it.

TheFarS1de

(1,017 posts)
3. Father of 4 daughters reporting in .
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 04:22 AM
Jan 2016

When I look at my kids now I realise what a fool my Father was to miss out on the best part of life , being a dad . It's far from easy but it is the most rewarding thing I have done in my entire life .

 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
4. There are fifty million wrong ways to raise kids.
Tue Jan 19, 2016, 12:05 AM
Jan 2016

It's useful to cut our parents (and ourselves) some slack.

When my kids were little I had very clear ideas about what I wanted them to be. It took a long time to really understand that the only important thing was for them to be happy adults - and that everything else was tactics.

NickB79

(19,594 posts)
6. My dad taught me everything I know about being a good man
Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:34 PM
Nov 2017

I just do the exact opposite of what he did, and I'm golden.

Blue_Adept

(6,435 posts)
7. It's frightening how much that works sometimes
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 07:48 AM
Nov 2017

There were good things here and there, but the bulk of my relationship was the same for me, particularly in parenting my own kids.

He could never understand why my kids and I went on vacations together since he never took my mother and I on any when I was a kid. Just couldn't grasp that concept.

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