At the end of the day, it is a choice. Choose the best you can do for your child and stick by it, and you will not be a shitty dad

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Absolutely yes. The man who raised me was a monumental failure, I had to raise myself practically. I’m afraid his actions still rubbed off on me in some ways.

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I feel the same way as a girl. I desperately want to be a mom but I’m so worried I’ll be a manipulative narcissist like my mom. Or have unrealistic expectations like my father.

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Shitty parents are shitty, human parents are human. The difference is owning up to your actions and apologizing without being defensive or invalidating. We will all make mistakes a saint and sinner. But we make an impact when we treat each other with exponential empathy. Starts from parent to child and extends from there.

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