If my father had just decided to man the fuck up and stay with

>>39391687
I don't want to sound insensitive, but how does not having a male parent drastically change your life like that? My parents are married, but my dad was always distant. He worked in some other state, and we rarely talked. I doubt his involvement would've changed my lifestyle much.

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>dad leaves when I'm about 12
>comes back when I'm 18
>does nothing but complain about me and what I'm doing with my life

>>39391888
>but how does not having a male parent drastically change your life like that?
you have no fucking clue.
no really, look up studies on this shit.
The mere action of not having a male father figure in your life DRASTICALLY increases the chances of you being a worthless losers/criminal in the future.
It's mind boggling and horrifying.

>>39391687
Or he and your mom would have been fighting constantly, adding stress and drama and chaos to your home life and a severely dysfunctional sense of how relationships work.

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>>39391687
If I had decided to man the fuck up like my father instead of being a lazy fuck I would also be happy and other stuff.