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Latest absent fathers Articles

I Don’t Feel Guilty For Not Calling My Dad Anymore

I Don’t Feel Guilty For Not Calling My Dad Anymore

Avatar Brittany Josie
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Daddy Issues for me are a messy mix of memories and guilt and self-care.

The Lack Of My Father’s Affection Does Not Impair My Ability To Love

The Lack Of My Father’s Affection Does Not Impair My Ability To Love

Avatar Angelo Caerlang
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Not having a father doesn’t make me a hateful person. My life isn’t as sad and broken as people think or expect it to be.

This Is How You Love Someone Who Grew Up Fatherless

This Is How You Love Someone Who Grew Up Fatherless

Avatar Angelo Caerlang
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Let them know that their fathers’ failures aren’t their faults.

An Open Letter To My Child’s Absent Father

An Open Letter To My Child’s Absent Father

Avatar Kelly Hinckley
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Thank you for empowering me to never let him be hurt by your absence. He doesn’t know you exist and because of your abandonment, he never will have to until he wants to.

Not Everyone’s Father Is A Hero

Not Everyone’s Father Is A Hero

Avatar Prachi Bhardwaj
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Their children never know the touch of love, lullabies that bring peaceful sleeps. They roam escaping family, an absent figure.

I Have A Father, But He’s Not You

I Have A Father, But He’s Not You

Avatar Lacey Ramburger
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I wonder if I have ever crossed your mind, if you’ve ever thought about me, ever thought about reaching out to me, and then stopped because you know better. Or have you simply forgotten I exist, blocking me from your mind completely?

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