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Old Jan 18, 2023, 09:57 AM
NPMAN NPMAN is offline
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Location: Ireland
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Originally Posted by Open Eyes View Post
Unfortunately men don’t know how important their role is when it comes to their children. When they go off the child believes they were not good or worthy enough and can suffer abandonment issues and low self esteem that can last a lifetime.
Thank you.

Some background: My dad left us and came back when I was 5. He then divorced my mother again when I was 20. I was happy when they divorced. I believed that they weren't a good match. My father was also an alcoholic. He became a much better man and is trying to make up for his mistakes.

My dilemma is whether I should stay for the child... but from my experience being the child, seeing a father who's not happy and only engaged 50% of the time isn't great either... I have a much better relationship with my father now than I ever have.