Yeah, esophageal cancer that then spread to his liver. Cancer sucks

I can see that. My father started getting sick when I was about 10 and died just after I turned 13 so I don’t have resentment since it wasn’t his choice but was also kinda latchkey child.

Lead probably played a part. Plus your father may of been replicating the people around him. Or your father and you may have different job expectations. Or(and this is probably true) you saw how you felt when your father wasn’t involved and made it a priority for you to be involved in your child life.

There are a thousand reasons that may be. That’s why single experiences are not evidence.

I’m not a scientist, I don’t know what I’m talking about. I could be wrong, it’s just a hypothesis based on my own observations. I’m just thinking there are probably societal factors at play also.

I think there is probably another reason for this. Yes I will say this is a good thing but I think a major reason for this is working mother’s.

During boomer’s childhood mothers stayed home and raised children.

During Gen x and melenial childhoods alot of mothers had part time jobs or jobs at the same time as schools(a lot with the schools directly like lunch ladies and bus drivers).

Now most woman have full time jobs. They can’t be full time child care and full time worker alone. As a result they are full time worker part time child care, and the father is full time worker part time child care.

This is not saying woman should not be working or that father’s don’t have a responsibility for helping raise a child. Just saying this is likely partly responsible for this shift.