Has anyone else never had a relationship with their Dad ?

[FirTree31]

Never any relationship apart from a few fleeting visits when I was a teenager, I'm 31 now. My mum, who was in a relationship with a man who hit my brother and I for twelve years, told me last night that my Dad was never interested in me and just wanted to fuck off. I know that to be the case, it just feels awful her saying it.

How does anyone else find this? How do you think it's impacted your life?

@AgeLikeWine I remember having an ex also ask me about finding my dad actually, and I had a bit of a recurring nightmare for a couple of weeks or so that my father was terminally ill. I had numerous half-siblings and they took me on Jeremy Kyle in an attempt to convince me help with his care. I used to wake in cold sweats - not sure whether it was because I was on Jeremy Kyle, or whether my father want me to take care of him in his dying days.

Hopefully I now won't have some recurring dream in which he is a millionaire and I inherit all his money - the disappointment of still being broke every morning will be too much haha!