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to those who only grew up with one parent

what was your experience?

I never met my father (he abandoned my mother the day I was born), and even though she stayed very quiet about him (I did try and ask), the bits she did tell me painted him as an aweful man

my mother was very abusive to me, and didn't act like a parent at all- when she finally kicked me out of the house, I never went looking for the father- A he didn't sound like a nice person, B, all I had was a first name (and it was a very common name, too)

I don't feel I grew up with any parents. my mother certainly wasn't there for me, and I'm sure meeting my father would have made much difference if she said he was abusive and cruel.
male influence would have been nice. but there you go
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BigImo · 26-30, F
I never met my biological father and my mum isn't even 100% who is he. When I was a baby, my mum got into a poly relationship with four other people, and they all raised me as their own. I'm very lucky to have had them and the fact they helped raise a child who wasn't biologically theirs is just amazing. I love all three of my mums and both of my dads so much and they're huge inspirations to me