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Is no father better than a terrible father?

In this instance? Yes.

What do you consider terrible?

Walking in and out of his children's lives like a revolving door.

Right. How terrible.

They need stability and reliability.

Kids are more resilient than you might believe.

But they're also more impressionable than people think.

Well, yes. Are you saying they don't have a good influence at all? I think they'll end up alright. Kids go through lots worse and end up pillars of society.

And some children go through a lot less and end up monsters.

Right.

I agree. It's just stress that shouldn't have to weigh on a child's mind.

The simplest things can impact a child.

Children don't need terrible fathers or mothers.

Right, but I'm talking about fathers specifically and specifically one father.

And if they all had mothers like you, there would be nothing but orphanages.

Leaving once is enough to condemn me but being in and out constantly is worth forgiveness?

Your first crime was leaving, your second was coming and going as pleased you, never minding what it does to her.

I left once. Has it never occurred to you that you were given a biased opinion of me? She hates him, not me. Do you ever wonder why?

Do I really need to? He's always here to be the bad guy who has to keep her doing things she doesn't want to. You get to ride in and be exciting and fun, do all the things he can't for any amount of time.

Like be a decent parent.

Please, a decent parent says there for the good and the bad.

And if I had been allowed to, I would have been. You only know what you've heard from him and I imagine none of it was good. Form your own opinions.

He barely says a word about you, this is all my opinion. Though it goes a little more deeper than you'd guess.