Is it normal i have no regret not growing up in a standard family?

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My mom and i always had a good bond and while we had fights in the past,i've always loved her,my dad began to distance from mom when my brother was born with a mental defect 4 years before my birth and left her when i was brought in this world.My dad was never in my youth or adolecent life,and i haven't spoken to him in 5-6 years now(i'm 19) but aside from the hatred i feel to him for leaving my mother with 2 children with one of them needing special care and i had some problems in my youth aswell,i never felt sad or regretted not having a father figure in my life,and always felt content with having just my mother,is that normal?

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  • CountessDouche
    9 years ago

    There's no such thing as a standard family; it just looks like that from the outside. As long as you grew up with a support network of people who love and care for you, that's all that matters. Besides, I don't thing harboring a bunch of anger towards your father would help you much anyway.

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  • Mermaid86
    9 years ago

    If you felt lived and nurtured by your mother what is there to regret? You are completely entitled to feel how you do in a situation as this. Maybe you've already coped with it.

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  • Mermaid86
    9 years ago

    I forgot to mention that a few of my friends with single parents feel the same way. Several even thought when they grew up it would just be them (the one parent) and their kids. And CountessDouche is right, let go of that anger. You're only hurting yourself. A man like that isn't worth your energy or emotions. They may not be worth the polish on my nails...

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