I’m 21M. My biological “father” if you can call him that drugged and r*ped my mother and I was the result of that situation. They never saw each other afterwards. My mom was married at the time and technically still is, but they’re estranged and my stepfather wasn’t really in my life. And never showed any interest in being in my life. My mom was good in a lot of ways. But she isn’t my father. And as I grew up it became more clear that I needed things she couldn’t give me. I had to teach myself the basics and the mental and physical things about being a man. Or at least what I think they are. People tell me that I’m kind, and strong and all that. Heck I even volunteer with kids a lot and am well received there. But to be honest I feel like I am 100% running in the dark when it comes to how to be a man. I feel very lost. I don’t have a dad. Or a male member of my family or mentor I can look up to. What’s advice that you could give me as a 21 year old who’s learning what it means to be a man? Could be related to literally anything. If you could sit down and talk to a 21 year old guy who never had a dad, what would you tell him? submitted by /u/Substantial_Judge931
Originally posted by u/Substantial_Judge931 on r/AskMen
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