I grew up only seeing my dad for a few hours every few weeks ... and you know what? It didn't effect me badly in the least, and I'm actually thankful for it. He's a great guy, and he and my Mom aren't divorced. They live in two separate cities and they always have, and they like to keep it that way and go out on dates every few weeks. They saw that they liked dating eachother, but not being traditionally married, so they stayed there. My Dad had very little if any influence on my outcome, and my Mom intentionally had very little either. As a result ... I am not a product of the two - I am simply and purely myself.