Did you have your dad in your life when you were a child ?

yah i can understand...without a fAther u cant get a proPer guidance... but.. u can .. sit out with ur uncles n all to discuss matters.. n everything

My father and mother were never married but they stayed together up until I was born. Unfortunately my father wasnt ready for a child...so he split. Leaving my mother to raise me. Luckily for her though my grandparents stepped in and helped out. Without them our lives would have been near as comfortable...we did struggle a bit, nothing was set out on a silver platter. I grew up being raised by my grandparents, my mother went back to school to get her bachelors degree so she could get a better job. As a child and teen I was indifferent towards a "father" figure. I remember often times my mom would ask me if I felt like not having a father left me "missing something". I always answered "No." I had had more than one father figure to look up to growing up (my grandfather and uncles). So I never felt like anything was missing. I think because of this parental substitution I was able to grow into a normal adult with no resentment toward this person who is a biological father...but not truly a "father" to me.

i was very fortunate to have my dad in my life until i was 11. he was an older man and so spoiled me and even tho my mum and dad were separated, they remained friends which i think is a wonderful thing... i always wonder what it would be like to still have him around as i was too young to ask some questions that i think would be cool to be asked nowdays... its been 20 years now since he passed and as much as i still miss him heaps, i accepted the fact many years ago