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The influence of a father figure in a child's future is way, way overblown. I find it very misogynist to discount the role of the mother. A certain number of studies were done a generation ago about the importance of father figures in relation with juvenile criminality in poor households, but as usual people generalize some specific findings in specific studies and try to apply it to all sorts of different contexts.

Yes, having good parents help children become better adults. Shocker. But no, I don't think this warrants a whole thesis on the critical role of a decent male in the house so that girls can find good boyfriends and husbands later in life.

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It’s a crapshoot and highly dependent on so many things. A mean or mentally ill parent of any kind can pose challenges. I actually see a LOT of pairings where there is a super nice but somewhat passive dad who gets bullied around by an unhappy or unwell mother. This can cause trouble too. [/quote]

PP you replied to. Thanks. And I whole-heartedly agree with another poster who said that she was lucky to have been born with a reasonable amount of intelligence and functionality. I will add to that, emotional intelligence. Gene re-assortment is mysterious, and out of a terrible household can come perfectly decent human beings who create balanced lives.

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