I used to get so upset with my father. I'd ask him, 'Why do I have to be around all these women all the time?' But in time, I learned that was an advantage.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have two sisters and a mother, obviously, so I grew up with a household of girls. Maybe I have a greater respect for women because of it.
Women have been such an important part of my life. I try, every day, to be a better father to my daughters and a better husband.
I grew up with my two sisters and my mom, so it's my lot in life to be surrounded by women.
I surrounded myself with women when I was growing up because I had this horrible psycho father. Now I'm trying to really appreciate and like men more.
Well, I think it's because I'm an only daughter. I have four brothers, a bunch of guy cousins, and so it's like I was raised amongst men. So I've always gotten along really well with men.
Not having my father around has made me a better person.
I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them.
I was surrounded by sisters. My childhood was all women.
I grew up in an all-female family - two sisters and a mostly single mother - and we often bonded, in part, by disparaging men and feeling superior to them.
I don't think I've ever come to terms with not having had a father around, and that's why I made so many mistakes with men.