The Hidden Crisis of Absent Father Figures on Men

We can’t heal this generation of modern men without addressing this issue.

Anonwit
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5 min readJun 15, 2023

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I’m furious, I really am.

It hurts a lot knowing that there are countless men out there who didn’t have the father figure they needed. It sucks that there are households that lack the presence of a father, emotionally and physically.

This crisis is creating an unfulfilled void in modern men.

To all the men that suffer from an absent father figure, this article is for you.

“War and courage have done more great things than love of one’s neighbor. Not your pity but your bravery has rescued the casualties so far. What is good? you ask. Being brave is good.”

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

For all the stat freaks out there

Currently, 1 in 4 children in the US live without a biological, step, or adoptive father. This unfortunate phenomenon leads to the formation of the following problems for children:

  • 4x increased risk of poverty

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