The Impact of an Absent Father on their Daughter | Barbara Demetrius-Powell | TEDxFederalHill

[iamlafofa]

3:47 - The low self-esteem and poor development parts are very true.

[judybinnie]

Having a supportive community is the key. That would be nice.

[LizzyNomvalo-pwel]

My father left my mum when she was pregnant me. Unfortunately my mum passed away on 2008, , , then I started to look for my father. I found him on 2017 BT still now no connection between me and him ..he doesn't care at all about me .BT deep down in my heart I love him and I need him in my life. He doesn't care about me...now I learn to accept the situation as it is. It's not easy because I lost my mum. Sometimes when u facing a lot of challenges in my life I need someone who can help me and support me BT no one. I always pray to God almighty I need a strength to deal with this pain. I'm going through a lot right now BT my father doesn't care about me..

[tdzpgqp]

My dad didnt want to be around so by 17 i just accepted this and moved on.

[rizkanrr]

I was very confused and lost because I never had a father as a child and didn't receive any guidance from him. This made me a severe introvert.

[gemowi]

My dad was always so unreliable and such a liar. I was 13 and he told me “the phone works both ways” lolol At one point he lived about 15 minutes away from me and NEVER came to see me or invite me over. The only reason I knew where he lived is because his gf at the time invited me 😅 He’s stood me up numerous times. When he did pick me up, he left me with his baby mom (my half sibling’s mom) I have a better relationship with her than him 😂 but Thank God for my Grandaddy (his STEPfather) He calls, text me nearly every day, and SHOWS me some effort.

[whipwalk]

I would argue that an absent father is better for the child's mental health than a present but abusive one.

[benjamincho]

Such a wise and beautifully articulate speaker, tears fell multiple times throughout her speech.

I could write a 10 page essay about my personal problems but you not I really have time for that and from a 3rd Person Point of View it's probably also a waste of time.

Don't know what I am trying to really get at but thank you to this Speaker and the TED Team.

[tristanhull]

I’m 100% on board with this subject for girls but as a motherless son (due to abandonment) it’s frustrating to not be able to find almost anything about the mental of boys in that situation. I like to think I’ve managed it by now being 28 but there was a time I needed this type of material for my situation and there’s simply not. They just saying “you’ll have too much emotional attachment to women in your life or have none” and that’s pretty obvious. I want a deeper dive into that side of things for kids coming up into it now

[grandmastermario]

My father was barely around, and had serious mental health issues, and my stepfathers were abusive alcoholics, so ive never had A good fatherly roll model in my life.

[samreh]

My ex wife essentially pushed me out, drove a wedge between my two daughters, lied about me to them, and successfully alienated them from me. Eventually, I gave up and moved on.

[JS-bnvx]

The sad thing is this video only has 5k views and the newest female rap video sending every bad message possible to impressionable girls has 2.5 milli. That needs to be reversed for anything to change in a positive way.

[YitbarekAssefa-yb]

What about a father good for his daughter and visting his daughter every week, takes care of very well, takes his daughter with her mom to hospital when she is sick, finds a way to spend more time with his daughter, like admiting his daughter a school far from her home so that he can get the opportunity to see his daughter every day, the reason is the mother is trying to limit his time with his daughter. He doesnt want to be absent but the mother is trying hard, she wants to get back together, but he does not.

[chantellewilliams]

How do you feel about a father leaving, after his previous partner said for them to get back together he had to cut his own daughter out of his life ?

[milliem]

6:38 how do I forgive my abusive father, who’s caused so much pain in my life 😢

[evaang]

What was the point of the talk? I don’t get it.

[Allinone]

It is the journey for those who face it

[SweetUareDesi]

My father abandons his daughter, me, everyday.

[nikkic]

This is not really talking about the impact of an absent father, because some of the things that she mentioned is actually true.

[whmrtru]

If fathers is programed wrong could they be damage to our daughters eg a religion father which religion limits. Same time who am I to take my child from a religion father when I had one myself I loved very much