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[โ€“] DaGeek247@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dad doesn't have to be involved; could just be genetic.

[โ€“] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah, that's true. I just don't think that way. Kinda dumb of me to not consider the possibilities. I mean, it could be a step-dad, and they didn't become anon's dad until later. Could have been deployed in the military and didn't have the chance. Someone else pointed out that the dad could have been older, in the actual baby boomer range; and that reminded me that I had assumed anon was a younger person when that doesn't have to be the case

I just default to the idea of fatherhood that I was raised around, and how I wanted to be a dad. Couldn't get out of my own head before I commented lol. You'd think I'd know better