minus-square@7uWqKjlink29•2 months agoBelieve me, those are less damaging to a kid than a father who never says “I’m proud of you”.
minus-square@humorlessrepostlinkEnglish5•2 months agoDead or absent fathers are a subset of fathers who never say they’re proud of you.
minus-square@original2link2•2 months agoIn my case they are not mutually exclusive… He fucked off to a tax haven (monaco) leaving my mum a penniless.immigrant with 3 kids, however he saw in the news I had won a competition and emailed me saying he is proud.
minus-square@humorlessrepostlinkEnglish1•2 months agoI didn’t suggest they’re mutually exclusive. A subset is by definition not exclusive of the superset.
Believe me, those are less damaging to a kid than a father who never says “I’m proud of you”.
Or not having a father
Dead or absent fathers are a subset of fathers who never say they’re proud of you.
In my case they are not mutually exclusive… He fucked off to a tax haven (monaco) leaving my mum a penniless.immigrant with 3 kids, however he saw in the news I had won a competition and emailed me saying he is proud.
I didn’t suggest they’re mutually exclusive. A subset is by definition not exclusive of the superset.