Nah it's not. I can see how someone would want to normalise such a shitty event to deal with it but the fathers I know and myself have been much much more involved and supportive than our fathers were
One of my favorite questions to ask people - what is something you thought was normal until you realized it wasn’t. One of my teachers told me that her grandparents (that raised her) would come tie her into bed before sleeping (their explanation was believing it would stop her from falling out of bed). Later in her childhood she went to a friend’s house for a sleepover and asked when they were going to get tied down and apparently it caused quite the shock for everyone and explanations were required. She laughs as it’s a fond memory, but that was one that stood out for sure. I have asked many people and always get an interesting story.
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u/Upstairs-Hedgehog575 Apr 24 '26
Is it? That sounds horrendous.