Comment on So you grew up with a dad who didn’t know how to express love? Here’s how it could be affecting you today by Sarah Best.
Thank you for sharing. It is always tragic when one parent puts their needs and agenda before the child’s need to have a close, loving relationship with both parents.
Regardless of whether you decide to seek legal intervention, the best advice I can give is continue to be there for your daughter in any way open to you – continue to reach out to her and let her know you love her.
One thing I’ve discovered in the year or so since I started researching this topic and receiving emails from women around the world – it’s amazing how rare it is that daughters feel seen (for who they really are), loved and appreciated by their fathers.
You don’t say how old your daughter is, but I assume from what you write that she is around 13. As hard as her younger years have been for you, I’m confident that as she gets older and is able to better understand the situation, she will begin to appreciate you. There is still every chance you could have what so many fathers and daughters do not – including those who lived under the same roof for 18+ years – a close and loving relationship.
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Thank you so much for sharing that.
Yes, it is devastating to miss the love of a father.
And it’s not made any easier by the fact that this is so little talked about and understood.
But for what it’s worth, in the four years since I began writing about this topic I’ve heard from SO many women who feel just as you do.
That’s why I started my free email series on the father-daughter relationship, which is designed to answer the very questions you posed, and which I see you’ve signed up for. I hope you’ll find it helpful.
Thanks again for the share.
Sarah x
Thank you so much for sharing all of that. I hear you and for what it’s worth, since I started writing about this topic four years ago I’ve heard from many women in similar situations who feel just as you do. That’s why I started a free newsletter, full of info and tips for women who are dealing with a challenging, painful and/or non-existent father-daughter relationship.
If you’d like to receive that you can sign up here.
Sarah xo
Are you signed up to receive my (free) Father Daughter Factor emails ‚Ä쬆those are ALL about healing the relationship and one of the topics I’m going to covering soon is the very one you asked about: “at what point is it okay to cut ties and say enough is enough?” You can sign up here.
Sarah xo
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