150 Heartbreaking Absent Father Quotes Touching Words to Help You Heal

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“It is the selfish parents who are to blame. Pay attention, and be involved in your children’s lives. They are your legacy, your only hope.”

@Aaron B. Powell

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“My dad was a good man but an emotionally absent father, and so I had to look for that male attention somewhere else, and found it in a brother-in-law. He just happened to be an alcoholic.”

@Jim Hamilton

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“His words didn’t tell me I wasn’t enough; his absence did.”

@Unknown

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“Because my father was absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do as much as I pleased.”

@John James Audubon

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“Sometimes you don’t need to hear their excuses or what they have to say for themselves because their actions already spoke the truth.”

@Unknown

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“Father take note! Children will always remember the man who treated them with love and affection!”

@Abu Muawiyah Ismail Kamdar

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“He broke promises, was abusive physically and mentally, never was around and caused my life to be a living hell.”

@Unknown

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“When fathers are alive but not a predictable presence actively participating in their daughter’s lives the relationship becomes a permanent maybe.”

@Victoria Secunda

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“Children shouldn’t have to sacrifice to have the life they want. You make sacrifices so your children can have the life that they deserve.”

@Unknown

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“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”

@Jim Valvano

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“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.”

@Sigmund Freud

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“Fathers have a unique and irreplaceable role in the lives of children.”

@George W. Bush

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“I learnt how to be different without a father. I didn’t see him, but I knew he was there; He taught me how to be strong, resilient, and always be true; He taught me how to believe in myself.”

@Unknown

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“Daddy’s in the army, there’s a war in Vietnam / Mama kept us going with her sewing and a prayer / It’s hard to be a family when your daddy’s missing.”

@Crowell Church

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“Money doesn’t change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that’s all..”

@Henry Ford

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“One of the things about being a boy, especially growing up without a father, is you really don’t have that Role Model to teach you how to do things.”

@Art Alexakis

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“My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived and let me watch him do it.”

@Clarence Budington Kelland

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“Many of us might have grown up in a house that lacked love, or even without parental supervision.”

@Chimnese Davids

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“Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers, and fathering is a very important stage in their development.”

@David M. Gottesman

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“There would be fewer absent fathers if straight men were turned on only by women with whom they would not mind having children.”

@Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Father was absent. I actually had two households once the magazine got going. The magazine was in the dream. I frequently worked into the night.”

@Unknown

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“Father absence has been implicated in anorexia nervosa, in which daughters may exhibit literal father hunger by starving themselves.”

@Victoria Secunda

“Instead of treating your child like how you were treated. Treat them with the same love and attention you wanted from your parents while growing up.”

@Jonathan Anthony Burkett

“Dear absent father from the mother of a dadyless daughter.I just want to say ..Thank you and you are welcome!”

@Anonymous

“To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.”

@Barbara Johnson

“I come from the school of thought where a dad’s absence is something to be counted on. Now I see all the men with camouflage diaper bags and babies hanging from their chests like little ship figureheads.”

@Kaui Hart Hemmings

“Many items would be thrown away if we weren’t frightened that others might pick them up.”

@Unknown

“One must balance being a good provider and a father who is there for his children.”

@Anonymous

“The heart may think it knows better; the senses know that absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.”

@Elizabeth Bowen

“As old as she was… She still missed her daddy sometimes.”

@Anonymous

“Dear dad, you have never been part of my life, yet you’ve always been in it. And it hurts that I can’t decide which is worse.”

@Unknown

“I will even suggest that we don’t have a drug and alcohol problem, nor do we have a crime problem rather, these are only the symptoms that we are experiencing, and the real problem is broken homes that result in broken lives.”

@Drexel Deal

“We stopped conversing because of this, and I recognise that making an extra effort to get in touch with him won’t mean anything to him.”

@Unknown

“No I will not beg or bribe anyone to be involved in my children’s lives. If you don’t come around, it sucks to be you.”

@Anonymous

“One of the hardest things you will ever have to do, my dear, is grieving the loss of a person who is still alive.”

@Unknown

“If she could put the hollow ache that haunts her into words, she would tell him “I miss the father you never were.”

@John Mark Green

“Boys aspire to become men who are just like the men they look up to. And boys who are raised in families without father figures work the hardest to define what it means to be a man.”

@Unknown

“When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.”

@Robert Bly

“Beneath every strong independent woman lies a broken little girl who had to learn how to get back up and never depend on anyone because her dad was always absent.”

@Unknown

“The parents left you on your own and because of that you missed out on the true form of LOVE.”

@Chimnese Davids

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“Unhappiness in a child accumulates because he sees no end to the dark tunnel. The thirteen weeks of a term might just as well be thirteen years.”

@Graeme Greene

“An absent father needs to realize his child’s needs before it is too late.”

@Anonymous

“Just remember when you are ignoring her, you are teaching her to live without you.”

@Unknown

“There is something absent in me, I thought. There was something empty in me that in other people was full.”

@Julie Schumacher

“You must be there in your children’s life today if you want to be remembered by them tomorrow.”

@Unknown

“Why do people marry versions of their controlling mothers? Or absent fathers? To have a shot at righting old wrongs”

@Blake Crouch

“We stopped conversing because of this, and I recognise that making an extra effort to get in touch with my father won’t mean anything to him.”

@Unknown

“The love you never received as a child, a daughter, or you didn’t get it from your father; he might have been absent your entire upbringing.”

@Chimnese Davids

“Do not pardon him. Forgive yourself if you felt that you lacked something because he wasn’t there.”

@Unknown

“Real dads are supportive.”

@Anonymous

“The psychological absence of fathers can be nearly as devastating as a physical absence.”

@Victoria Secunda

“You know, if fathers just did what they’re supposed to do, half of the junk that we face in the streets wouldn’t exist.”

@Nathan Hayes

“Boys want to grow up to be like their male role models. And boys who grow up in homes with absent fathers search the hardest to figure out what it means to be male.”

@Geoffrey Canada

“However busy a father is, he will find time for his child.”

@Anonymous

“It’s a sin if you are a dad but are not around to support your children.”

@Unknown

“And boys who grow up in homes with absent fathers search the hardest to figure out what it means to be male.”

@Geoffrey Canada

“It’s odd that I’ve only picked guys who need to travel extensively outside of the nation. My father was absent before returning home, and I’ve always been in relationships where there is distance.”

@Unknown

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection”

@Sigmund Freud

“Having kids doesn’t make you a father. Raising them does.”

@Unknown

“An absent father is like a ghost that lives in the back of your mind.”

@Anonymous

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“My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband, and friend.”

@Tiger Woods

“Boys want to grow up to be like their male role models.”

@Geoffrey Canada

“The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of the home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are heard at the end and by posterity.”

@Unknown

“I was an absent dad. Once the magazine started, I really had two families. The dream was the magazine. I worked through the night all the time.”

@Hugh Hefner

“I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much.”

@Unknown

“So many of our young women today, they’re growing up without a father, but they’re still thirsty for that and desiring positive male love.”

@Hill Harper

“My father didn’t do anything unusual. He only did what dads are supposed to do: be there.”

@Max Lucado

“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.”

@Oscar Wilde

“The love you never received as a child, a daughter, or you didn’t get from your father; he might have been absent from your entire upbringing.”

@Chimnese Davids

“If she could put the hollow ache that haunts her into words, she would tell him; I miss the father you never were.”

@John Mark Green

“Father’s absence always impacts you. Growing up without a dad is tough. Sometimes it’s so much tougher than others.”

@Unknown

“Be bold enough to grow up without a father. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have a father. So, don’t ever be heartbroken just because you don’t have a dad. Instead, embrace your mother and thank god for her love, courage, and sacrifice.”

@Unknown

“One must balance being a good provider and a father who is there for his children.”

@Unknown

“The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.”

@Benjamin Franklin

“A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman, he turns her back again.”

@Enid Bagnold

“Many of us might have grown up in a house that lacked love or even without parental supervision.”

@Chimnese Davids

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.”

@Jim Valvano

“You don’t have to fail because your father was one. Be better than he is, and you are not just succeeding; You are winning.”

@Unknown

“I had to grow up without my dad. But I found a way to thrive anyway. Be bold enough to grow up without your father.”

@Unknown

“Growing up without my father has taught me strength and resilience. I’ve known adversity and heartache, but I’m not the same tomorrow. I no longer give up easily, and I learn from my experiences.”

@Unknown

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“I grew up without my dad; It was a learning experience; I was a little girl, and I’ve learned how to be bold and grow up; I think I’m ready to move on.”

@Unknown

“I never had a speech from my father, “this is what you must do or shouldn’t do”, but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn’t perfect.”

@Adam Sandler

“My heart is with you, who have grown up without a father. Find the strength in each other and grow up to be better men.”

@Unknown

“Boys want to grow up to be like their male role models. And boys who grow up in homes with absent fathers search the hardest to figure out what it means to be male.”

@Geoffrey Canada

“Divorce doesn’t scar children. Selfish parents with insecurities do.”

@Unknown

“You can always leave your childhood trauma and your abusive dad behind. Never be a victim.”

@Unknown

“Toxic fathers frequently abandon their own children and invent senseless justifications for why they cannot be present for their children.”

@Unknown

“Most people who act heartless have a sweetheart. They just act heartless to protect themselves from getting hurt again.”

@Unknown

“I remember when I was kidnapped, and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.”

@Rodney Dangerfield

“It takes a strong man to accept somebody else’s children and step up to the plate another man left on the table.”

@Unknown

“Selfish people lose so much in life because even when they realise they are wrong, they don’t know how to ask for forgiveness or show regrets.”

@Unknown

“I wish they made father’s day cards for crapy dads. We may be biologically related, but the only emotional attachment I have to you is anger. Happy father’s day! You sh*tty human being.”

@Unknown

“My dad used to say, always fight fire with fire, which is probably why he got thrown out of the fire brigade.”

@Harry Hill

“Nothing is weaker or useless than the man who hurts his children, whether by his actions or lies.”

@Unknown

“Lately, all my friends are worried they’re turning into their fathers. I’m worried that I’m not.”

@Unknown

“No, I will not beg or bribe anyone to be involved in my children’s lives. If you don’t come around, it s*cks to be you.”

@Unknown

“Only twenty-two per cent of dads who don’t live in the same house as their children are “actively” involved.”

@Unknown

“It is time to step up and be a man. Call your children and tell them sorry for being a pece of sht. Then actually stay around and be a positive force in their life.”

@Unknown

“Please don’t worry; I am doing fine. You’re much too busy even to find the time, so use your chemicals and take this to your grave; the boys you left are men you didn’t raise.”

@Unknown

“Sorry that mommy has to teach you how to be a man. Daddy was more of a b*tch than we initially thought.”

@Unknown

“Don’t take the title of a man if you simply can’t handle the responsibilities of being one.”

@Unknown

“The best feeling is when you realise that you are perfectly happy without the people you thought you needed the most, like your father.”

@Unknown

“Sometimes I wonder how you sleep at night; then I remember you are a self-centred as*hole with no conscience.”

@Unknown

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