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.
Lamperus Reviewed by Lamperus on . Guys Without Fathers Thread I grew up never knowing my father. I tried to contact him when I was about 14 but he didn't want anything to do with me. I was devastated at the time and for many years after that, I held onto anger and depression for a long time. I could never understand how someone could completely disregard his own son. Eventually I decided to forgive him, for my own well being. I know what it is like growing up without a dad, though my mom was nice enough to introduce some alcoholic male role models into my Rating: 5