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[quote=Anonymous]He sounds like a loser so I doubt he comes back in. This situation happened to my husband. His parents divorced when he was 4 and his real dad just exited the scene. His "stepdad" is his dad and has raised him though never formally adopted them because my mil said she always wanted to leave that door open for bio dad just in case. My husband considers his "step"dad to be his dad. He IS his dad. And he's been a great dad. However, and this could be general personality or the fact that he's a middle kid, I do feel like my husband exhibits traits of not feeling "good enough." He needs a lot of validation. He bristles if he feels he isn't being treated like he should be. He needs a lot of praise. I feel like this most likely stems from a childhood fear of not being "good enough" for his dad to care about. He is a great father though, for what its worth. Has really devoted himself to being an involved and active dad to our kids. Again, he might have been that either way but I would bet it was born of a need to NOT be like his father. [/quote]

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