If a kid rear with no father around, would this affect his personality?

my hubby and kids pic - my hubby loves to play around with the kids :)
Portugal
October 2, 2007 9:06am CST
I have two kids, a boy and a girl. My son is 7 and my daughter is 5. My hubby was away from us 'coz of his work. As I had observed, they terribly missed their father for they were always asking me of him. Could this affect their person? I mean they will grow up with no father at their side. Would they not be disturbed by it emotionally, mentally and psychologically? Ohhh please share your views on it buddies for I am so worried about my kids.:(
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• India
2 Oct 07
I do think such a thing would surely affect a kid's growth ,a kid do want the love of both mother and father infact his father plays a major role in building his character so dad's prescence is a must
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
this is very true, varunkrishna. however, the mother can find ways to fill the void. a good way sahll be to expose the kids to an uncle who comes from the motherside this week, then one who comes from the fatherside the next. the critical times will come in though, when the kids shall be around twelve till the critical teenage years. i can still remember that there were nights when i would cry because i am in the dark as to how to deal properly with my sons on some issues. i would call my husband during these times and then he can talk my kids then. there was a time when i specifically asked him to come home. his kids need him now, i said. he was working then in singapore (we are living in the philippines), so he had to secure a one month leave of absence from his job. it was good enough that it was granted.
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• Pakistan
2 Oct 07
yes in our life we do lot of misttakes or do that kind of dicisions in that we do not think about other we just think about our selves, its a bad thing we should have to avoid them the fights of wife and husbands are comman but we as a wife or husband do not think about our childerns at the time when we fight, now today you are living without your husband and your childerns want a person in shape of father, mam its dificult now when all has finished
• Portugal
2 Oct 07
Ohhh..hope you read all my statements there buddy furqanoops. *smile* I am not separated because of fight. heheh My hubby was working at the other place which was away from our place. We are very much thinking about our childrens future buddy. That's why we needed to decide in accordance with the opportunity laid upon.hehehehe*wink*
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@nishdan01 (3051)
• Singapore
3 Oct 07
A father figure at home is very important. It is true that daughters are attached to fathers and sons to their mothers when they are young. But as they grow up to teenage years, only mothers can be the model for daughters and fathers for their sons. Either of them cannot play others role. I tell this from many examples I saw around me like neighbours and relatives. Most cases sons will be the most affected in absence of their fathers. They may grow up either with fear and insecurity or end up rebellious from teenage years onwards. Where is your hubby working? Try to adjust by finding another job or you all can move to his place if this absence of father is going to continue for long. In a Christian book, I read that God gives special ability to children of single parents to overcome the loss of other parent.
• Portugal
3 Oct 07
Hello nishdan. :) Thank you so much for the suggestions you gave. Yeah I am thinking right now that I should take one of your opinions. Maybe we should try to find another job which is nearer here in our place, or we can move on to his place too. But the problem there is the school it's so far from the place where he stayed. Since our kids were going to school already. He is in the monitoring section of the plantation of Dole products. He stayed at the middle of that plantation. It takes 30 mins. walk to get out of the compound and 30 mins. ride to go to their town where their school located. Unlike here it is only a walking distance to go to school. It took only 4 to 5 mins. walk. Maybe you're right that God gives special ability to these kinds of children. He is somekind of a fast learner kid. Sometimes we call him a genius kid coz he is operating computer at his early 5 years of age. I do gave him his schedule for using computer but of course with my guidance. I gave him an hour for using it. Time to time I am checking him on where he is in.*smile* Thanks for coming on my discussion nishdan. Hope to hear from you more. *wink*
• Portugal
3 Oct 07
ooopps..I was talkin' about my son there.*smile* My girl is a girly girly one.*wink* She loves to be with her friends yet somekind of a picky one in term of making friends. :)
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
2 Oct 07
I was a single parent since my son was 7. He saw his father normally, once a week, but not always and then he his father was more concerned with the TV then with my son. Which is the way he was when he lived with us. My son grew up to be a fine young man, I think he understands of having a father with minimal involvment in his life and will not repeat the mistake. He is not a bully or abusive, he is not a sissy either. He did have other males in his life, coaches, other fathers etc.
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• Portugal
2 Oct 07
Ohhh that's nice. Hope my kids will grow up like yours too. Hope they can understand what their father did for their future...(sigh) Anyway, thanks for coming by on my querry debs_place. I really appreciate it. At least I have still the reason to calm down on my worries.:)
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• India
2 Oct 07
I tell you that it does affect them emotionally, as I personally saw some of my friends who have their father but far off and the kind of inferior feeling that they possess when they get to see my dad around, trying to protect me where ever I go. They generally become either very rough or very soft kinds. If boy becomes rough it is very difficult and in the presence of just mother, boys grow up in a protected environment and seem to be too scared of any small circumstances, while that shouldn't be the case, as a mom bring them up bold and talented that is what a boy needs more, for girls they get along more easily in father's absence too but they lack the kind of love that generally a girl gets from father, of-course girl are more attached to their father rather than mom, generally coz' me too the same.
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• Portugal
2 Oct 07
Yeah you're right swetharani. My daughter is more attached to his father. There is no day that she may not ask me about her father. :( I am worried about my son coz he seems to be soft kind. Is there any possibility that he may become a gay? Everynight, when they hug and kiss me for goodnight I had observe that they tap their pillows saying "goodnight papa" before lying down. That caught my attention so I started worrying about them. :(
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@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
3 Oct 07
Sometimes it does and I'm seeing more and more of it in cases and studies from the net. Though I've seen more studies on the divorce and out of wedlock end its not too far off to extend it to fathers taking a long amount of time away from the kids. I've seen some kids come out decent with just one parent but I've seen the other side of the coin too, lots of deadbeats, clowns, losers and thugs. Even with this I believe a kid really benefits from having both parents for development, nurturing, discipline and support.
• Portugal
4 Oct 07
Ohhh..thank you so much for that suggestions buddy programer.*smile* It's ok buddy, I'm a 'lil bit ok now, I was just worried on it so that's why I honestly got fears for what will happen next. But anyway, thank you so much for those wonderful opinions and suggestions you gave me. I seriously take it buddy for the betterment of my kids' future. I am very much pleased for your existence here on my discussion.*smile* Many thanks buddy programer.^_^
• Portugal
3 Oct 07
Ouch! It really hurts me.*cries* Yeah it should be both, I guess. My hubby still communicate us. But I guess his presence is important though. He only came home once a year or twice. So that means we only be together at that times and his vacation only lasted for a month or almost 2 months. I need your views on it buddy theprogramer. Is it helpful to have him once a year or twice? Or, Is it really a need for him to stay? If he stay, he may lose his job.:(
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
3 Oct 07
Well at least he is communicating and that is much more than what I described. I feel as if there is at least some involvement and some communication at least in circumstances like yours Cris then its better than having no input from him. I didn't want to make you cry, I was just posting what I've seen and read about in my experiences. Also, your husband should keep his job as he is doing it in the positive role I described at the end of my post. If you can, at least make sure there are some loving caring adults both male and female in your progeny's lives (and make sure you are the most outstanding one since you are the only parent physically present). Have your husband communicate with you and the kids when he can. I wish you and your family the best and even beyond that. I'm sure things will turn out alright as long as you do what is required and keep together.
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
I have three kids, cristalkate. the eldest is a girl, foloowed by two boys. just like you, for many reasons, my children grew up without a father by their side. i can tell you honestly, that there is nothing wrong with my kids at all. all are now of majority ages and they are all very much normal. just see to it that your love is so showered upon them that the parental love they need is all given to them although it is only the mother who is around. also, their social life will have to be active. they have a good circle of good friends plus they meet some relatives from time to time. i can still remember that i used to show my kids pictures of their father. thus, whenever their father comes for his very rare visits, my kids will immediately recognize him and make him feel very much welcome.
• Portugal
3 Oct 07
Ohhh how nice trinidadvelasco.*smile* Yeah in our case, our photo albums were at the living room so they can see their father's pic as always. I remember that when some of our friends came to visit in our house they proudly introduced their father's pic; and I am like, "Ohhhh.." somekind of a touchy feeling, right? My son is going to school now as kindergarten student so he is active socially and sometimes we took a visit to my cousins whom just older than them a 'lil. At least I can see that they were okay socially, but I am still worried about the other aspects. (sigh) Anyway, I am thankful that you dropped some of your views here on my discussion friend trinidad. For those views I may say, I can still hold on. Thank you so much friend.*smile*
@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
Our neighbor is a bunch of teenagers who lost their father years ago. Without a disciplinarian in the house, these kids are growing up restless, irresponsible, noisy, rowdy, irritating. I'm sorry that they lost their father, but I hate the persons that they have become.
• Portugal
3 Oct 07
Ohhhh..my knees were trembling now buddy wisedragon.:0 (sigh) I understand their situation. Hope they can find some love from their family members for at least they can feel that they are important though. They were just like that maybe because they were lack of attentions from their beloved? Gosh! How sad it is. I don't really like my kids to be like that honestly. I am the one who is diciplinarian in the family 'coz their father is a spoiler though. heheh But as what I had observed my kids are not noisy, rowdy nor irritating. Maybe because their father always remind them to be a good boy and girl for he is away from us. Well, he still communicate us through our new divices today(cp). The only prob is his presence. I really appreaciate your presence here wisedragon for me to ponder things like that were important for my kids future too. Thank you so much wisedragon*smile* Ohh by the way, I like your username "wisedragon" *wink *smile*
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
3 Oct 07
I don't quite understand here. Is it your hubby's work that takes him away for long periods of time? He does come back on occassion though, right? That's different I think than say people who are divorced. My parents were divorced when I was very young--I was only a year and a half old, and I never really got to know my father in the first place. I think it is worse when parents get divorced much later on though..since I never knew what a father figure was in the first place I never knew what it was like to have a father around. So since I never knew what it was like to have a father I don't think this has affected me the way it would for parents who divorce later on when kids are much older. There are so many single-parent families nowadays and I think children can be raised just as well without a two parent role model
• Portugal
3 Oct 07
Hi there friend pye! It's my pleasure to have you here droppin' some views of yours. *smile* Yeah he comes back once a year or twice and stayed for us in a month or sometimes almost 2 months. Those were the time that we were together again. Yeah I agree that if the father left in their later years, it will be quite hard. It is because they got bonded already. It surely missed them. How nice of you that you grown up strong and smart. I salute yah for that girl.*wink* Hope my kids will grow like you too. :) Thanks for sharing your views on it pye. It eased the worries inside me.(sigh) *smile*
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
8 Jan 08
Hi, No doubt it will effect the kid as a whole. A kid need his father affection it is that hereditary that genetic combinations get more systematic and more over the functioning of brain according to the genes that is besides and the effect of father and child relation is all affection as a exercise for the brain finally giving that kid a more better social life with a better personality. Wish all the kid would a get a better father and mother affection.
@wenrui (25)
• China
3 Oct 07
yes ,that really affect the kid's growth.most of the kid will worship their father.and their will think that why others have father,but they have not.they can not gain the father love.as the mather should more love to their.and more communion.because in this status,kids are easy going to bad.
• Portugal
3 Oct 07
Wenrui friend, welcome to my discussion. It's nice to have you here. *smile* Yeah that's what I think too. That is why I am so worried. *sigh* Thanks for droppin' by buddy.*smile*
2 Oct 07
hi kate, i think u r thinking lot on that part... this is part of life wherein one of the member is out for work... to some extent it wil effect on kids unless u provide them the love of father... its your duty to provide the children the love missed during the absences of thier father. be happy...
• Portugal
3 Oct 07
Thank you for coming ashortho.*smile* Yeah I am thinking a lot and so worried. They have their uncles here too but I guess it is quite different as what I had observed 'coz their uncles wouldn't play with them like their father used to. We always calling their father but their were times that we could hardly contact him due to the weather there or here. Yeah I am happy ashorto yet not quite perfectly. *sigh* Thanks for your views buddy.*smile*