>>17718836Dads are more important to your mental health
The Harvard study that followed men for 60+ years found that having a very loving dad growing up was the #1 factor for happiness for men as adults. You're likely to be low-anxiety and chill if you had an exceptionally caring father. It was also the biggest predictor of crime and domestic abuse, the men with the most loving fathers had basically zero chance of abusing their kids or wives.