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Can a friend or grandfather fill in as a father figure?

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Dr. Missid Ghanem answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

YES!: A father figure is usually an older man, normally one with power, authority, or strength, with whom one can identify with on a deeply psychological level and who generates emotions generally felt towards one's father... An emotional substitute for a father...

Answered 8/12/2017

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