It is important for a father who feels pushed away [by the mom] to say, in effect, When you do that, I feel unwanted as a father, or I feel my rough-housing is not bad parenting; it's my contribution to… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child. — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
![“It is important for a father who feels pushed away [by the mom] to say, in effect, When you do that, I feel unwanted as a father, or I feel my rough-housing is not bad parenting; it's my contribution to helping our child take risks. Women cannot hear what men do not say.” quote by Warren Farrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/551/warren-farrell-1187_bad-parent_it-is-important-for-a-father-who-feels-p_1762902.jpg)
