I raised my daughter alone, without her father...he didn´t want to become a father at all...I had the same feelings about those heartwarming pictures, because I know how much she missed her daddy in the past, when she was a child, or even in her youth. Now she is grown, and has learned to deal with it.

I am so sorry your dad did not treat you the way you deserved to be treated. I have 3 girls aged 17, 19 & 21 & I love them with all my heart. Every little girl deserves a Dad like the one described above. He really missed out.

I am so sorry you never received the love you deserved as a little girl. Every daughter deserves a dad who dotes on her. I have 3 daughters who love me with all their heart still & I love them. On behalf of all Dads I apologise for not being there...he really missed out.

I hear you. My dad was the same :( . We don't talk anymore, not because I hate him, but because I no longer desire to be around his aholeness.

i wish i could have been a Dad to anyone who didnt have this kind of love ... <3

I am a dad. And I've done all of these for my 4yr old daughter. Haha! Watch our adventures here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itBvUJ7A_Vg&list=PLgR7cA7Neqvl4bnAWnqNnbqycromcoAfq&index=1

Ms. Preiss, I'm sorry you didn't have the dad that you wanted. Maybe he didn't have the tools to enable him to love like that. His loss will always be his loss, you can overcome that feeling with forgiveness. It is the greatest gift you can give yourself. Keep smiling.

I'd hug you if I could.

Sorry to hear that... My "Dad" was a d******d too... My little girl will never know what that is like.

Hi Judit, I was so sad to hear your story about your father being unkind to you. I had pretty much the same kind of experience myself. A stepdad that was quite abusive and a real dad that was gone before I knew him. In the end, I grew up hating everything that had to do with dad, period. Well, then one day, I had my own children and I have never known a great love than this. It's easy to raise them because all I have to do is the exact opposite of how my stepdad raised me and it's perfect. One thing I wanted to excourage you in, is somethign that really helped me. I was reading the Bible once and came across a verse in Psalms and it said this, "when my mother and father forsake me, the Lord will take me up". I have found out, it is true and he has always been there for me. In fact, Jesus is the greatest person I know and he has changed my life forever and I hope you find him too. Bless you and hang in there :)

I do hate mine and he's dead. Cruelty is never necessary, especially by a big bully man towards a little girl.

Oh man! I'm glad someone said it!!! You're not alone. I don't know what any of this feels like at all!

If God puts a blank at one place he overfills the others....wait for wonderful people around.

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May be you have no idea when you were a little kid then your father would have loved you in the same way. Or may be he changed later!!!!

You do that Sir! I thank you in the name of all daughters neglected/ignored by their dad!