In your opinion, is it worse having no father figure, or a weak father figure?

[Grim Reaper]

In my opinion it's worse having a weak father figure, as you have to learn everything on your own just like with no father, but worse since there's things you have to unlearn as well.

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Rumpelcrutchskin:

What matters is that you have someone who cares.

Exactly! My pa may not show it but he cares about me and my siblings.

[RRW359]

My parents were split up since I was a young age so I'm unsure if I ever really had a "father figure" but I don't think there's anything I really would have needed to know that one could have provided. It's definately better then if I had looked up to him or tried to emulate his behaviors.

[OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle]

If your dad can't fix his own ♥♥♥♥, make friends with a builder so that somebody teaches you lol

[sleeps]

there are many factors to consider. not just having a father or not

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von sleeps:

there are many factors to consider. not just having a father or not

Environment comes to mind. If there is no father figure perhaps the older brother or other older sibling could be the figure in that sense? Uncle could also do.

A mother could also play the role of a father figure, but me saying this is gonna grind someone's gears.

[Triple G]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Q-T_3.14.exe:

Environment comes to mind. If there is no father figure perhaps the older brother or other older sibling could be the figure in that sense? Uncle could also do.

Or the gang outside, or some group, which likes to take care of those lost kids, as they could be useful members later, or movies, or, comics, or music, or the tutorial video "How to be a man", or discussions on steam about it. But that´s also independent from having a father or not, as i´m unsure how many people really take their father as an example for their own life in everything they do. Like Kobs said it earlier.

If You have a "strong" father it could make You looking for other figures, if You have a "weak" father it could be the same. And what should "strong" or "weak" mean anyway?

[Under there]

a weak father figure is no father figure. you might as well raise a kid in a single parent household. (really bad idea. don't do this. you'll die.)

[RRW359]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 240p enjoyer:

a weak father figure is no father figure. you might as well raise a kid in a single parent household. (really bad idea. don't do this. you'll die.)

Would you prefer to raise a kid in a household with a parent that makes things worse over a single parent?

[Under there]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von RRW359:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 240p enjoyer:

a weak father figure is no father figure. you might as well raise a kid in a single parent household. (really bad idea. don't do this. you'll die.)

Would you prefer to raise a kid in a household with a parent that makes things worse over a single parent?

if first instance is a weak father figure, no.
if first instance is a weak mother figure, i'd much sooner choose a single father household than subject a child to a bad mother.
i would never choose a single mother household.

[RRW359]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 240p enjoyer:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von RRW359:

Would you prefer to raise a kid in a household with a parent that makes things worse over a single parent?

if first instance is a weak father figure, no.
if first instance is a weak mother figure, i'd much sooner choose a single father household than subject a child to a bad mother.
i would never choose a single mother household.

When my Dad stayed with us because he had nowhere to go it didn't improve the life of me or my sibling and my sibling says the arguments between my parents made that period one of the worst in her childhood.

[DoomsDay]

i dont know enough people to make comparison.i suppose my reader know me well enough to make the comparison.

[Under there]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von RRW359:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 240p enjoyer:

if first instance is a weak father figure, no.
if first instance is a weak mother figure, i'd much sooner choose a single father household than subject a child to a bad mother.
i would never choose a single mother household.

When my Dad stayed with us because he had nowhere to go it didn't improve the life of me or my sibling and my sibling says the arguments between my parents made that period one of the worst in her childhood.

your parents were divorced, your home was already broken

[Psycho]

well with a weak father figure you'd obviously always look at him as your father figure. but with no father, you'd meet an older guy, or maybe it would be your uncle or something and you can look up to them and they can be a strong father figure for you

so probably no father figure (until you meet someone that becomes your father figure)

[RRW359]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 240p enjoyer:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von RRW359:

When my Dad stayed with us because he had nowhere to go it didn't improve the life of me or my sibling and my sibling says the arguments between my parents made that period one of the worst in her childhood.

your parents were divorced, your home was already broken

As the person who has the best relations with my father out of the rest of my family I can tell you that he wouldn't have contributed anything had he actually lived with us for our entire lives.

[Under there]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von RRW359:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 240p enjoyer:

your parents were divorced, your home was already broken

As the person who has the best relations with my father out of the rest of my family I can tell you that he wouldn't have contributed anything had he actually lived with us for our entire lives.

i don't understand what point you're trying to make but i'm sorry your father wasn't a better parental figure.