father daughter relationship
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Daddy’s Girl, Daddy’s Critic: Finding Peace With My Father’s Flaws
I have three dads. But I have a biological dad, whom I met over eight years ago. Then there’s my adoptive dad, whose last name I share. And then I have my stepdad, who came into my life when I was about 9 years old. My relationship with each one varies, and accordingly, every year…
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I Reconnected to My Father, Only to Disconnect From Him Again
My father has never really been a major part of my life. Not having a father around was pretty much a normal thing throughout my childhood. My birth mother passed away from breast cancer when I was 3 years old, which left my brother and sister and me to be raised by family. My aunt…