nifty@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 6 months agoDad lifelemmy.worldimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1720arrow-down111
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minus-square7uWqKj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down1·6 months agoBelieve me, those are less damaging to a kid than a father who never says “I’m proud of you”.
minus-squarehumorlessrepost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoDead or absent fathers are a subset of fathers who never say they’re proud of you.
minus-squareoriginal2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoIn my case they are not mutually exclusive… He fucked off to a tax haven (monaco) leaving my mum a penniless.immigrant with 3 kids, however he saw in the news I had won a competition and emailed me saying he is proud.
minus-squarehumorlessrepost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI didn’t suggest they’re mutually exclusive. A subset is by definition not exclusive of the superset.
Believe me, those are less damaging to a kid than a father who never says “I’m proud of you”.
Or not having a father
Dead or absent fathers are a subset of fathers who never say they’re proud of you.
In my case they are not mutually exclusive… He fucked off to a tax haven (monaco) leaving my mum a penniless.immigrant with 3 kids, however he saw in the news I had won a competition and emailed me saying he is proud.
I didn’t suggest they’re mutually exclusive. A subset is by definition not exclusive of the superset.