Was a father present in your home while you were growing up?

yup, and set a fine example

(it wasn't his fault how I turned out)

He existed

Yes and we were close

Yes,all the time.

Dad was always strict but I understand him now!🤔

Yes. He and our mother have been there for us all of our lives. My youngest sister and her daughter still live with him. Pop and I talk all the time.

Yes. I was blessed to grow up with my father by my side. If I could choose again, I’d choose him as my father every single time.

Far too often, the house was so much nicer when he was gone.

yes he is still there even

Yes my biological father aka Dad was there till I moved out.

Yes and no . I did have my father at home but , he spent a lot of time with his mistress and their kids .

Yes, up until I was 12, when he passed. He was one of the good ones. 🕊

Father was in and out due to his own issues. Though I had many surrogates. Shared a two family house with my Grandparents growing up. My Brother and Grandfather were huge inspirations. My 4 Uncles poured into me as well. All were shining examples of manhood I carry with me to this day.

Yes, my father was very present when I was growing up....and he was very present in my life until he passed away when I was 40. He's still frequently very much in my thoughts.

Well... he was an adult male, with XY chromosomes... though I wouldn't consider him a "father".

He didn't live in my home but he was very present. I spent every other weekend with him, and he often visited during the week as well.

Yes. But he had heart problems and passed when I was ten. My mother never saw another man.

Yes, he's cool af but I'm not super close to him

Mine was around for 10 years, then took off to Sturgis and never made it back. Never did find out what happened to him.

Sadly yes.

yes but he was immature and insecure... a momma's boy. i left while 17. we're ok now and he is 85

Yes, but he was extremely mentally unwell

No, thank god. He was tormenting his other family.

Yes he was there, I have a lot of memories of him and he was doing two jobs to keep everything running.

There's always the other side though, how he was doing everything to just not be home with us, how when he was home he was either exhausted, drunk, or both.

Only every so often when i was little but i'm glad he was gone. I think i turned out better for not having him around. He keeps trying to have a "relationship" with me now that he is ill, but i'm not really interested. i DID however have other older male humans who unofficially adopted me a few times.

No, never met him.

I mean barely but yes

My dad never did a chromosome test, so IDK if he would count.

Part of it ...I use that loosely

He was " there" but not there at the same time

Then he got really sick and died when I was 15