Original Reddit post

I’ll keep this short. I’m 18M and I’ve only spoken to my father about three times in my entire life and the last time was like approx. 10 years ago. Anyway the thoughts have been making me really sad lately. What can I do about this? I had good father figures in school or you can say men that I looked up to because of their character (being kind, generous, and honest etc.) or how they presented themselves, whether it was how they spoke or how they dressed. They allowed me to kind of build my own character. My problem now is that whenever I’m out and see fathers with their young children, my eyes well up. I think about everything I missed. I don’t want to discuss this with my family for reasons I’d rather not list here. I’m not looking for pity, but I would appreciate some perspective or support. submitted by /u/Jazzlike_Sun690

Originally posted by u/Jazzlike_Sun690 on r/AskMen