I call my dad a "Father" not a dad. To me dad is a tiled earned by being there for your child, watching the grow, giving them advice, and just caring. I stop talking to my father just because he was never really there for me. He was pissed the day I left my husband and from day one he kept telling me that I need to get back to him. He WANTED me to stay in an abusive relationship. I told him there is no place for you to talk. You have TWO divorces under your belt. But that was not the deal breaker of him becoming a father and not a dad. From the abandonment and and wanting me to put my oldest up for adoption to STILL talking and being friends with my ex. HELL he even flew in from Vancouver to visit with him!

But on today Father's Day, I still want to stand up and Wish my father a happy one. Cause all though I could never see him as a dad, I just want him to know that I am doing just fine without him.

So too all the people that do not talk to there dads, and are doing just fine here's to you!

very strong for saying that whisper......

Good for you!! Luckily mine was the opposite (my mom) but we made peace with it. Always know though that there is always one person you can count on and that is YOU.

whisper I know just how you feel.. I grew up with a father that was cold and unloving and didn't care for my existence because I was not a boy.. he is still cold and unloving to this day and I only seem him once an year and to me that's once too many... so don't feel bad about how you feel..

I feel great. knowing that I am going to raise my children they way they should be raised. I will ALWAYS be a mom and NEVER a mother.