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Every time I mention my dad who abandoned me in a post, there's always old men commenting who sympathize with HIM

That's right, they sympathize with my dad. Not me, the girl he ditched upon learning my mom was pregnant with me. I don't ever look for sympathy on here, but the amount of people here who have sided with my dad just amazes me. What's crazy is that it's always 50+ year old men who do it, every time! They like to tell me things like "Maybe your dad had his reasons" or "Maybe your mom didn't tell you everything". I know for a fact that the latter isn't true and for the former, if there's anything that justifies a man abandoning his family the way my dad did, I would love to hear it. My dad should be about the same age as these men who make up his little support system. Maybe they all belong to a generation who were taught that it's okay to turn your back on your responsibilities as a parent, so long as you have your reasons. Lol! Maybe they all have done just that and now stick up for their fellow derelict dads every opportunity they get.
You're right, they probably did the same thing and deep down in what's left of their souls, they feel guilty.
A lot of 50 year old men are retarded. I said what I said.
I think you are correct in their sticking up for their fellow derelict dads.
I'm often amused at the excuses people make to abandon children. To have "accidentally" impregnated a woman and feel it is their right to walk away.
DrWatson · 70-79, M
This old man does sympathize with you.

Yes, your dad "had his reasons", but everyone has their reasons for what they do. That does not make your pain any less.

I was taught to be a gentleman and to take responsibility for my actions. I was not taught it was OK to abandon a family. I don't think you can generalize that that is what my peers were taught when we were young. In fact, the only examples I know of where a man did run when he found out the woman was pregnant are all younger men. ("I'm not ready to be a father right now". So she's ready to be a mother?) But that is just my experience, and I would not generalize from that, either.
KickfaceK · 31-35, F
Fuck em. *kicks over trash can*
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
You have to make it clear that your post is about wanting sympathy and not about reconciliation with him.
@AthrillatheHunt I did. 🤷🏽‍♀️
BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
I don’t sympathize with him I hate him
*just quietly hugs you* 🖤🤗

 
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