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[quote=Anonymous]My dad was like this. My well intentioned mom stressed that he loved us and sort of just couldn’t be there because of vague reasons (alcoholism and being generally irresponsible, I understand as an adult.) I give her lots of credit for doing what she thought was the right thing but I actually fee it was harmful in that it was clear he didn’t love me the way other kids’ dads loved them, so I ended up feeling sort of confused and guilty if I had critical thoughts about my deadbeat dad. Not that I think she should have badmouthed him either, but acknowledging the loss/anger as kids get older is probably wise. It’s a hard balance to find-good luck! [/quote]
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