Circulating on the internet I have seen an image shared many times. It depicts a child through the years and how their impression of their father changes from love to apathy to dependency to love once more.
I find this depiction impractical. If we are going to share images depicting unlikely Father/child relations why not depict the families that do need support?
+Share if your Dad, Superman, impregnated your Mom, Louis, and then disappeared from the entire planet!
I suppose that last one really only works for Jon Kent. If those options are too unusual there are other Fathers types for us to make sharing media for.
+Share if your father was under the influence of self medication for your entire adolescent life and raised you to embrace a heavy dependency on drugs and alcohol to continue the failing health legacy generation after generation!
+Share if you've never met your father because your mother is a bit of a slut and "Dad" has been an ongoing fantasy of some day meeting your favorite action hero and instantly being accepted and loved and having your need for a stable male role model finally filled!
Perhaps people belonging to these groups is not something these people are particularly proud of. Perhaps they do not share such posts out of shame and humiliation. Very well, I can accept that... But I insist that some people at least share more realistic Father/child views.
+Share if you recognize the natural human cycle that you will never love your Dad as much as he loves you but it's okay because you'll understand how he feels once your kids grow up and leave you the way you left him!
Who made the original post that was supposed to be taken seriously anyways? There is no way the person could be speaking from previous experience because I highly doubt there are 70 year old bloggers seeking shares online.
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