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When childhood abandonment shapes adult seeking

My father abandoned our family when I was twelve and now at forty I still find myself looking for him in every older man I meet

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The wound of early love withdrawn can create a lifelong search for the missing father in forms both human and divine.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ishq — Sufi divine and human love?”

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