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i grew up in a house with a man who literally cared NOTHING about the emotional, long term effects his actions had on us as children, and i am STILL in the process of healing from that. the wound still feels fresh years later. so when i see videos like that, my heart breaks.
if this man acts like that while cameras are present, imagine how much more distant he is when the cameras are off. it’s more than him being confidently narcissistic. it’s his willingness to leave his children without proper affection, attention, and time. the basic fundamentals
fathers have the beautiful honor to shape their children’s environment. establish security, safety, and solace. a child will know if it’s valued or not. if they’re prioritized or tolerated.
providing financially for a child, to me, is bare minimum. im sorry lol. and when men use “providing” as an excuse to be negligent, it makes my skin boil. then the child is blamed for being ungrateful when they ask for love and basic human emotional needs lol. like it’s not hard.
& im not even talking about ole dude from whatever show that was anymore. im really addressing the trend i’ve seen in my own life and those around me. i literally grew up thinking i wasn’t important or worthy enough of true love because i didn’t receive it from the man who...
... mattered the most to me. i was over 18 when i realized that was a lie from the pit of hell. but that seed was planted because my father figures cared more about a “roof over my head” than my general well-being.
