Girls who grow up without fathers

Jordan Peterson answers the question: "What would you say to girls who grew up without fathers?"

[bananas]

I really wish he spoke more on this topic. I feel like I’m only attracted a man who can fill that role of the father figure I never had. People joke about ‘daddy issues’ but it’s really something that cut quite deep into me and it’s hard to know what to do when my whole perception and sense of what love is has become twisted like this.

[blackmarketgoodness]

My father was the best man I ever knew, but he was killed when I was only 11yo. Im old now, like you JBP, and I can see how his absence changed what I looked for in a husband. It's difficult to admit, but you can think less of yourself when you don't have your dad there. And when you think less of yourself, you often will settle for less than ideal or good treatment from others. I choose to partner with a loyal but emotional stunted man. I probably thought a man who wasn't traumatized by something couldn't relate to me on some level. Sometimes I wonder if fatherless women are afraid or fearful of strong men?

[TerenaTCloud]

I wonder if they are even thinking of black women in this discussion.

[gpg]

My 2 yo sister died in an accident when I was 7 and my dad lose him self, He became an alcoholic, my mom blame him for her death. They were broken inside. For so many years a hate him, He beatme up and I hated him. Now I can see He was just an imperfect person. But He stop being a father since my sister is gone. And my mom... well my brther and I was alone

[gjstanford]

JUST IN TIME, THANK U. HAVE BEEN IN MY HEAD OVER WHAT TO TELL MY DAUGHTER 2, 000 MILES AWAY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW SHE SELECTS A MATE, 'WHEN SHE IS READY'. YOUR THOUGHTS HAVE GIVEN HER A SPLENDID BLUEPRINT AND SHE KNOWS HOW TO READ BLUEPRINTS. THANK U AND BLESSINGS, FROM ONE FATHER TO ANOTHER.

[shanfarco]

Its not that easy though. Some men are very good at putting on an act. My abusive ex-husband was almost perfect when I met him, my whole family liked him immediately. Well mannered, good natured, I was telling people I couldn't wait to have children with him. I never did thankfully. He showed me the real him only three weeks after marriage. The drink and drug problem that he never mentioned, the cheating, the gambling and then the mental and physical torture. Thank God I never had kids with him but if I did my children would have had no choice but to grow up fatherless. Its not always easy to pick the 'right' man.

[Ngan.marianguyen]

Thank you so much Prof Peterson 🥺 I needed to hear this

[bluetape]

"girls growing up wout fathers"
How many of them

[s.a]

Fatherless Daughters are a no go 🙅‍♂️ Well maybe there’s one or two
But they tend to be ruthless and aggressive and think they can control their man

[mynameisnotimportant]

I feel men judging women who don’t have fathers is just an extension of misogyny that exist in America. Notice how there are no discussions of fatherless men. Why do fatherless men get a pass? Men marry women with fathers in their life for two reasons: they want economic/social protection from their wives father and also because they want women to be submissive, and docile as much as possible while they pump and dump fatherless women.