77 absent father quotes to help you heal your inner child

A father's part in his children's upbringing is important. Unfortunately, absent fathers cause a lot of mental suffering to innocent kids. They inevitably scar the entire family, particularly daughters and sons who are too young to cope with the emotional anguish brought on by an absent parent.

The presence of a father can serve as a guide for his children, whereas the absence of a father can strengthen a child. Here are some quotes about deadbeat dads which can help you move on with life.

Heartless absent father quotes

A dad provides support and affection to his children and shields them from life's difficulties. Below are absent dad quotes you can relate to.

• I realise that making the extra effort to contact my father means nothing to him. That's the reason we stopped talking.
• When a father is absent during the day and returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching. – Robert Bly
• Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.
• Being a selfish dad is a sign of not having learned from experience.
• To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today. – Barbara Johnson
• Having kids doesn't make you a father. Raising them does.
• It's a sin if you are a dad but are not around to support your children.
• Just because your father's present doesn't mean he isn't absent. – Elizabeth Acevedo
• The psychological absence of fathers can be nearly as devastating as a physical absence. –Victoria Secunda
• 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.
• Just remember when you are ignoring her, you are teaching her to live without you.
• Fathers, you are the head and strength of the family unit. If you are not in place, there is a weakness in the link. – Anita R. Sneed-Carter
• 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.
• One of the hardest things you will ever have to do, my dear, is grieving the loss of a person who is still alive.
• 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.
• Many items would be thrown away if we weren't frightened that others might pick them up.
• 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
• Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers, and fathering is a very important stage in their development. – David M. Gottesman
• 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
• I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. – Sigmund Freud

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Sarcastic quotes about bad fathers

Having a bad father can significantly impact your life as a child. It can cause emotional tension and strained relationships with others.

• He broke promises, was abusive physically and mentally, never was around and caused my life to be a living hell.
• His words didn't tell me I wasn't enough; his absence did.
• Sometimes I wonder how you sleep at night; then I remember you are a self-centred as*hole with no conscience.
• The best feeling is when you realise that you are perfectly happy without the people you thought you needed the most, like your father.
• Don't take the title of a man if you simply can't handle the responsibilities of being one.
• Sorry that mommy has to teach you how to be a man. Daddy was more of a b*tch than we initially thought.
• 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.
• It is time to step up and be a man. Call your children and tell them sorry for being a p*ece of sh*t. Then actually stay around and be a positive force in their life.
• Only twenty-two per cent of dads who don't live in the same house as their children are "actively" involved.
• 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.
• Lately, all my friends are worried they're turning into their fathers. I'm worried that I'm not.
• Nothing is weaker or useless than the man who hurts his children, whether by his actions or lies.
• My dad used to say, always fight fire with fire, which is probably why he got thrown out of the fire brigade. – Harry Hill
• 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.
• 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.
• It takes a strong man to accept somebody else's children and step up to the plate another man left on the table.
• 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
• Most people who act heartless have a sweetheart. They just act heartless to protect themselves from getting hurt again.
• Toxic fathers frequently abandon their own children and invent senseless justifications for why they cannot be present for their children.
• You can always leave your childhood trauma and your abusive dad behind. Never be a victim.

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Growing up without a father quotes

Never let the fact that your dad is absent drive you to live in shame. On the contrary, you must always be confident in who you are and courageous enough to grow up without a father and face the world on your own.

• Divorce doesn't scar children. Selfish parents with insecurities do.
• 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me. – Jim Valvano
• Many of us might have grown up in a house that lacked love or even without parental supervision. – Chimnese Davids
• A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman, he turns her back again. – Enid Bagnold
• The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse. – Benjamin Franklin
• One must balance being a good provider and a father who is there for his children.
• 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.
• Father's absence always impacts you. Growing up without a dad is tough. Sometimes it's so much tougher than others.
• 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
• 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
• Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life. – Oscar Wilde
• My father didn't do anything unusual. He only did what dads are supposed to do: be there. – Max Lucado

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Quotes about absent parents

A father's absence profoundly impacts a child's stability. In addition, it might have emotional and psychological effects on them. These absent parent quotes can assist you in overcoming anxiety and sadness.

• 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.
• 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.
• My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband, and friend. – Tiger Woods
• 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.
• 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
• Do not pardon him. Forgive yourself if you felt that you lacked something because he wasn't there.
• You must be there in your children's life today if you want to be remembered by them tomorrow.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• The heart may think it knows better; the senses know that absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends. – Elizabeth Bowen
• To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today. – Barbara Johnson
• 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.
• My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived and let me watch him do it. – Clarence Budington Kelland
• 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.
• 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.
• Sometimes you don't need to hear their excuses or what they have to say for themselves because their actions already spoke the truth.
• 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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Your father may have been absent from your life for various reasons. However, this should not prevent you from moving on with your life. Instead, the absent father quotes above will assist you in healing your inner child.

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