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Disney dads are stand in dads when we need them (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
submitted 7 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/aww@lemmy.world
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[–] TerranFenrir@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

For those who had good dads, what is it like? Is it like having a good mom but male? Can you share the problems in your life with them? Do you really love them? If they were to not exist now, would you miss them?

I'm asking the above to men here who had "good dads".

Sorry for the weird questions above. I could never imagine myself loving an older, authoritative male figure in my life. I think it's like a fully blind person not being able to imagine colors? I'm not sure.

Like... Do you feel comfortable around your dad? Does it not feel confining? Like there's this void standing next to you, consuming all of the oxygen in the room?

For those with good dads, were they humble? Did they accept their mistakes? Did you feel comfortable going to them for support?

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

These are really valid questions! I'm a fiercely pro dad woman, and I'll try to answer. IME people's relationship with their dad tends to be different to their mom, they're two different roles and two different people. IME people tend to go to dad for practical stuff (financial advice, DIY, moving things etc) and mom for home based practical and lengthy emotional discussions. Dad will also do emotional stuff, but often different style eg pep talks. For protection stuff, IME people go to dad.

Yes I love and miss my dad very much. A good person accepts mistakes, no matter what their role. And you can always go to a good parent cos they're always safe.

I'm sorry you didnt get the dad all children deserve. Have you found !dadforaminute@lemmy.world People post when they need dad style advice or a hug.

[–] 50shadesofautism@lemmy.zip 1 points 57 minutes ago

Its slightly funny that this person asked for a man's perspective yet you chimed in anyways, a bit ironic don't you think?

[–] BuckWylde@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not even a dad but here's my disappointed dad face to tell you that you could do a better job with your proper apostrophe usage.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Yep I'm neurodiverse I do that sometimes. Please don't comment on my symptoms in future, it isn't very nice for me. Thanks for understanding ♥️

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Apostrophes aren't symptoms, they're easily-corrected mistakes.

Apostrophes almost never pluralize nouns. So if you're talking about more than one of something, you almost never need to add an apostrophe to make it plural.

Knowledge is power. Being neurodiverse doesn't change that.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 3 hours ago

Thanks otp, unfortunately I struggle to read text on lemmy coloured backgrounds. Writing is also just going to unavoidably foil me sometimes. Please bear in mind, the way written language developed is neurotypical, and so not how my brain is wired. If everyone's brain was wired like me, written language would have developed differently. It isn't as simple as learning linguistic rules... if it was, I'd have done that years ago.