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Which is harder on a child? Growing up without a mother or a father?

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  1. krool1969 - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by krool1969 Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:57PM

    I think it depends on the gender of the child and the quality of the parent. In some cases it's better the parent is gone.

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  2. SingleDad40 - 41-45 years old - male

    Reply by SingleDad40 Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:59PM

    Very true

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  3. underconstruction - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by underconstruction Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:58PM

    From my experience, a mother.

    Many men can father children but it takes a really good guy to deserve to be called Dad.

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  4. TelloMello - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by TelloMello Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:56PM

    Growing up with neither, but I honestly wish I had a mother.

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  5. Triundi - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by Triundi Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:56PM

    Growing up without a mother.

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  6. SingleDad40 - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by SingleDad40 Nov 22nd, 2012 at 3:07PM

    I depends on the child...
    I think that if you look a the stereo typical roles....
    It is easier for a child to grow up with a father...
    A stereo-typical father is gone to work many days/hours providing for his family
    While as a S.T. mother is there getting kids ready for this or that...doing homework...cooking cleaning...changing butta...wiping noses..easing aches and pains..

    But in reality....it is harder on girls for the dad to not be around....they lose that sense of a strong male figure...the protector
    And for boys that grow up with the mom not around are i believe not as sensitive to a females emotions or as kind and/or caring....
    But as with everything there are ALWAYS exceptions to this...
    Dad can raise sensitive sons and or strong daughters just as moms can raise well rounded children....
    And as another comment stated....Sometimes it is best for every especially the child if one parent is completely gone

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  7. phoebe55 - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by phoebe55 Nov 22nd, 2012 at 3:04PM

    Growing up without any parents is better than growing up with abusive and neglectful ones. At least I think it would've been better.

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  8. AnarchyisHumanity - 22-25 years old

    Posted by AnarchyisHumanity Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:59PM

    I grew up without a Dad fine. I couldnt imagine life without my Mum... My experience is boys raised without Dad's are usually more tuned into what it means to be a woman- they understand a lot more work/life/home balance and are more empathetic. So I would say its harder to be without a mother, also as that incidence is less common it could potentially make the child insular and feel abnormal.

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  9. Fenally - 18-21 years old

    Posted by Fenally Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:56PM

    Both are equally relevant in the child's life and without one, there will be a major gap in the child's life.

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  10. SaxPower - 31-35 years old

    Posted by SaxPower Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:56PM

    Depends, which parent the child has a deeper attachment with?

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  11. oooooooooh - 26-30 years old

    Posted by oooooooooh Nov 22nd, 2012 at 2:56PM

    no way to choose that one honey

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