Father’s Day is approaching and I’m in the same situation that I was in last Father’s Day, not knowing how to deal with it adequately. My father has never been in my life. Recently he has moved back and I do see him sometimes. I’m sure that had he been in my life, things would have been different. I’ve gotten over wanting him to accept me, but it has sparked a question in me.
Does it really matter why the parent is absent? What l’m asking is would it matter if the “absent parent “ is incarcerated, dead, lives somewhere else, mom or dad?