Importance of a father in your daughter's life

My daughters are 18 & 16 and I wish their father had disappeared. I think he did more damage hanging around or half hanging around than if he had just taken off. That's just my take on it.

The importance of having a father is obviously huge, but I don't know if the influece regarding picking a husband/boyfriend is that big. I know my dad has never liked any guy I've been with and a don't remember caring to much or trying to please him by finding someone like him or someone he would like--if that makes sense? It's funny though, almost all of the boyfriends I've had have been about 20 years old than me, so I guess you could say something about that--how it relates to an influence my dad had on me. Though I'm not so sure there is much of a link.

I think having a father is very important I had a father, but he was working more often than not. My own husband is a brilliant father and loves our little gir; to bits. I have a serious illness, but my husband helps me every day. My little girl has both of us at home and she is a happy and secure little girl. Others situations are different though.

for most of my childhood my father wasn't there. I was raised by a Single Mother. I am due to be married to a man I love with every fibre of my being. in all honesty, I don't believe that it is important to have the influence of two parents. just one parent who is devoted to you. that's all you need.

me too,grew up without having my father around,he passed away when i was 9,I think for girl,father has a bigger impact than mom,i don't know it if he gonna have some influence on me of choosing my future husband,but i know He's gonna have its influence on me in every way.

My relationship with my dad was rocky at best. He divorced my mom when I was 7 and remarried the day after the divorce was final. His new wife was insane, she made me wash my hair every time I came over before I could sit on her furniture. Needless to say, my visits became fewer and farther apart. My step-father was a violent man, he never hit any people, but he broke the TV remote three times by throwing it at the wall. My first serious relationship after college was with a man who had a terrible temper, luckily I wisened up. My current husband yells, but never gets violent. He is pretty awesome, and our girls adore him. I am lucky to have him in my life, and I am glad he is in their life.