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Its one thing to have aparentleave you for their affair partner.
That in and of itself brings unbearable pain.
Not receiving anysupportfrom them throughout your life is the vinegar doused to that open wound that never fully heals.
The manin todays story experienced that ordeal with his father, whom he describes as a deadbeat.
The authorrefusedwithout batting an eye, only to be berated.
He now wonders if his response was too harsh.
Sons, on the other hand, experience stunted maturity, according to studies.
In a paper published inBiology Letters, researchers found that boys abandoned by their dads around 16 matured later.
That includes grasping the concept of maturity.
But is he obligated to reconnect with his father, who abandoned him, let alone the affair family?
Psychologist and parental estrangement expertDr.
Joshua Colemansays this is not necessarily the case unless the dad takes responsibility.
As the abandoned child, knowing your boundaries also matters.
However, he is in no way obligated to provide any assistance to his fathers family.
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