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Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

Some people may say that having no father at all is better than having a lousy father. I agree with both of these statements. I think a lousy father could indeed hurt you and make your life hard, but he still stuck around to even be a lousy father. You have to give him some credit there. I also believe that not having a father at all could be a benifit but also a negative thing. You never see a child without a father running wild and saying i dont miss my father, hes never been around so i dont care about him. No, you don't. A child will always ponder the thought of who his dad is, what does he do, and why hes not around, and that could destroy a child's life. Leave them cold hearted and depressed andpissed off at the world. A lousy father is better than one who does not even stick around. so although i agree with both statements. I would much rather have a lousy father than not one at all.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

Fathers can sometimes be lousy, but it is through their mistakes that we can learn to become better parents. Dads are meant to be that icon that motivates you to surpass them. You can't have a healthy family without having two parents to guide you in life. No matter what, dads are the people you look up the most, no matter how tall you've grown.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

“There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.” -Samuel Johnson In my opinion i would rather have a lousy father than be fatherless. My dad means the world to me and even though sometimes we argue or he gets annoying. I could not live without having him around. Knowing he's there working hard for my family and me to have everything we desire. I would rather have him than not knowing who he was, or not having him around . I love my father very much and yeah he's not perfect but he is the best dad in the world for me.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I would have to pick having a lousy father than not having a father at all because, there will be a point where you may need his help. (It may not help but at least you tried.) I know that I have a lousy father, and there are times that he gets me mad, but then again there are times where he does the dumbest things, and makes me laugh. I know that I don't have the father I want, but I still love him no matter how lousy he is.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

To me it is better to have a lousy father because that is what I have. I wish that I had a better father but I am thankful for the one that I do have. At least you know who he is and have the chance to know him. If you at least have a father he has a chance to change because people change for different reasons and maybe you will be the reason for your dad. Over the years my father has gotten a little better at being a dad but still he is lousy. If your dad was gone and you never got to meet him then you don't know what you could be missing out on "if" he was a good dad.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I wouldn't live my life right if I never got to meet my father. I wouldn't care if I grew up and had lousy father even if he has no job or life and maybe even an alcohlic. Having a father means alot especially if your boy because most fathers are friends to, so you can talk to them about guy problems and they would understand the situation and with just living with your mother you couldn't because she's a woman and her views are different then a guy. Whether its a good or lousy father they will always be there for you at sometime in life.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

i believe if you have a lousy father, one of two things could happen depending on yourself and how you view things. First, you could grow up to be no better than him, following his footsteps, making the same mistakes. The second however, is the opposite, you grow up, see his mistakes, learn from them, and you become the better man. I have personally learned that from my brother. I watched him grow up, and i saw all of his mistakes he made when he was younger, smoking, sneaking out, doing drugs, getting arrested for stupid things and more. I made it my personal goal to never do the things he did, to never smoke, do drugs, or get into the trouble like him. So i say it's all depending on your attitude towards it. In the end every kid needs a father, near or far, real or just some type of father figure.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I think it is better to have a lousy father than to not have one at all. But I also think it is different for boys and girls. A boy has to have someone they want to grow up and be like or, in some cases, someone they don't want to be like. So for boys if they have a good father then they want to grow up and be like them, but if they have a lousy father they no that the need to work hard not to be like them and try and be better than their father. Girls on the other hand don't look up to their dads the way that guys do. They don't want to grow up and be like their fathers, they want to be independent in most cases and do their own thing.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I feel neutral in this argument, but in the end I would probably choose having a lousy father other than having no father at all. There are thousand's of men having a lousy father that have succeeded in life. Succeeded in not being like their father. In a way someone could use their lousy father as an example of what not to be in the future. So either way your father teaches you something, you may not understand it at a young age, but its there. If you had no father, then who would you look up to? Who would you have to set examples? Both bad and good examples. Having a lousy father could teach you what not to be, teach you to become a better man thus a better father. They even made up a bad name for being fatherless!
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

From my view of point I think is better to have a lousy father than none. No matter what he is your father; you wouldn’t be standing here if it wasn’t because of him. The reason why they are lousy is because they want the best for you, and they have probably went through things that you are about to go through they just want to help out. When you’ll need someone you know there is going to be someone there for you. A father is the best thing you can have in the world. Even though a lot of them make mistakes they can change. By blaming stuff on you that you didn't even do.Besides that you should love your dad no matter what through the bad and good times.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I would want a lousy father. No matter how lousy he may be he's still alive and is the person who brought you into the world and took care of you when you where a young one. Lousiness isn't as bad as not having a father I mean would you like to think about your father because he's dead. Death takes away lots of things. I mean when your dad is around you think to yourself yea I can live without him but you don't want to be the one that says my father died when everyone else is speaking about how good there father is or how lousy he is.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I Believe that its better to have a lously father than no father; because growing up being fatherless would have a major impact on your childhood.Meaning, wondering about who your father was and what he was lousy at or good at. Also growing up without a lously father would mean you cant prove to your father that there is greatness in him; meaning the son he made turns out to become a bright and better person in society.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I would much rather have a lousy father that a be fatherless because every dad out there is lousy in their own kind of way. I don't always agree with my dad, we don't always get along, and sometimes, when he gets home from work, he just sits on the couch, watching tv, and waits for my mom to make him food. Thats pretty lousy to me, but at the end of it all, I love him and I don't know what I would do without him. Yeah, he'll get on my nerves sometimes, but he's lived longer than me which makes him wiser in so many different ways.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

Its better to have a lousy father then not have one at all. Even if you have a lousy father you can still learn from him. You can tell yourself, "I'm not going to be like him, I'm going to be better". Even if you have a lousy father his going to love you no matter what.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I am stuck in between, I think that in most ways it is better to have a lousy father than to not have one at all. Fathers have a very big influence on their child's life, and if you don't have one at all, then in most cases kid's suffer because of that, but then again if you have a lousy father they are giving the child a bad influence. But all together I would say that I would rather have my dad around even if he were lousy.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I think it's better to have a lousy father then fatherless, because a father just being in the childs life has a huge impact on the child. Without a father, the child will not feel secure in a certain sense. Of course, mothers give that feeling, but fathers give it in another way. A girl for example, girls who have fathers are less careless then girls without. To me, I see girl's who don't have fathers grow up a hard life. Boys, they probably feel like they have to take on the fatherly responsiblity as they get older. Which shouldn't be the case.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

Having a father who is lousy is to me by all means better than having no father at all. I mean if you look at life without a father, your mother would have to work two jobs to make ends meet, and you would have no one to help you work, teach you how to fix a car, etc. Having a father who is lousy is better since he will work and help support you and your mother. He may not seem like the father you want but at least sometimes he is there for you and besides, everything he does wrong can be improved by you, making you a better father than he was.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I think is better to have a lousy Father than to be Fatherless, maybe having one is not that bad, other than living with the idea you didn't had one or with the doubt of how could it be to have one.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

Let me shed my two cents on the situation. I would rather have a lousy father that is at least in some way still involved in my life, than be a bastard child with no sense of direction and nobody to call father. I believe if your father is lousy in some things he will shine in others. Nobody is perfect and I believe that there is hope for lousy fathers all over this world. Just because your father is lousy it does not mean that he doesn't love you or care for you. We see that many times in society but in the end a father will be there for you when you really need him. Plus, if you have no father who will you celebrate father's day with?
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I think that it better to have a lousy father rather than to be fatherless. If you have a father figure at the least you would have some influence in your life. You can use it as a positive and use it as an example for you to be a better father. I believe if your are fatherless you have you mom only to help you, if you have a lousy father you would have two peoples opinions, even though your fathers lousy and sucks he may be able to provide some sort of help to you. I don't know anything about being fatherless or having a lousy father, my dad has always been here for me since I live with him, but if I did not have him I really don't know where i would be.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

It would be better to have a lousy father than to not a have a father at all. If you were to grow up with out a father you would always have that empty void feeling about it. And if your father is lousy it helps you strive to be better than him. It could also cause you to start being responsible faster because the father isn't taking care of business. Like me and my brother, my father is lousy but I'm still happy i know who he is. Just because i cant imagine wondering about it.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I believe that is it better to have a lousy father than it is to be fatherless. I know from personal experience how it is to have a lousy father and no matter how much I dislike him sometimes for the things he does and doesn't do, he is still my dad and when I was younger and needed to be nurtured more so than I do now I needed him in my life. Without him I wouldn't be the person I am today, I wouldn't be able to better myself so that I don't become a lousy parent like he has. If I hadn't had a father at all, how would I know what to look for in a man so that I may find one who will be a worthwhile father to my children? With out him I might make the decision of marrying or raising my child with someone who isn't going to actually help me raise them. Yes it may be a little harder on the mother having to support one more person, but her child will develop differently than one who lived in a household who had no father. It might shape how they show their emotions. They might be more in touch with some different or less than someone who had a father, even if he was a lousy father.I always say it is better to have loved and lost, than to have not loved at all. No matter how lousy my father is, I still love him and that will never change.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I would rather have a lousy father than being fatherless because I would at least have the tranquility of knowing who my father is than spending my whole life wondering who he was. If I was to grow up fatherless I would grow with an emptiness in me. I would prefer growing up with a lousy father and learn from his mistakes than not having a father at all.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I think being a lousy father is better because even if your father is a lousy dad at least he is there and you see him on a daily basses even though he is lousy. If he is there it really is a big difference on you life. I no that if you were fatherless it might be different. Especially if your a female, girls need that comfort from her father. Boys also because if you are fatherless and your a guy you are going to be that fatherly comfort because if there not there then the guy might think that they have to take the role of being the man of the house hold. Then a single mother couldn't do it even if they try because some mothers try to be the mother and the father in there child's life. Thats why I say its better for a father to be there even if he is lousy.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

"Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?". My support is for "Lousy Father". I chose this answer not because I have a lousy father, but because I believe that not having a father at all is harder on a person than having a lousy father. Someone I know has no father. She has her own family. I know about how she knew my biological mother, grandmother, and the rest of the family on my mother's side. I don't know how it feels to not have a father, but I do know that I will be feeling that my father is giving lousy decisions about certain things. However, this is just my opinion on my father. What matters is that people who have no father feel pain when they think or talk about the matter.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

I think it would be better to have a lousy father because atleast you have someone there. Just because a father is lousy doesn't mean you can't change that. Maybe you could knock some sense into him and he would come around and be a good father. The fact that you would never even get a chance to know your father makes me believe that having a lousy father is better than no father.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

Some people are not capable of change. I know from experience. YOu can try to knock some sense into him, but it doesn't always work. I guess everyone's different. From my experiences I would rather not have a father, but from yours you would want one. Everyone is different, and not everything works for everyone.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

In real life not all people change and I have seen that around family members and friends. With out a father there is always going to be a chance that another male will step into your life and be a fatherly figure to you. They probably wont try to become one but I bet you would follow into their steps and model your self after that person. Now this isnt the case for everyone but more then likely either your mother will find someone new or an uncle can step in to guide you through. That sure beats having a father who doesnt care.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

Even though your father might not be the best or always there for you he is still your father. Every father has a certain connection with there children and thats what shapes and molds a son or daughters character and personality. I believe our parents play a major role in determining who we are even if they are lousy they are still our kin.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

To have a father is better than to not have one at all. I know that a lousy father is very bad to have and he probaly wont do all the things that a good father would do, but at least yo have that assurance that you have someone that is a father in your life. I beileve that people can change. You can never feel the same way about somebody for your whole life. There will come a time in his life that he will realize that he needs to be there for you. You have no father, then you have no chance of that at all.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

I believe that it would be better to be fatherless then to have a lousy father that just sits on his butt and does nothing. I mean, I have a father but all he does is go to work, go to the beer store and gets drunk every night of the week accept sunday because thats his day to relax. he thinks that he does every thing, but he does'nt because he's just a lazy good for nothing drunk. He does'nt care if he drinks even though he has diabetes and he also has high blood pressure. he could die at any second, but he doesnt care even when me and my mom tell him to quit. not that many people knows what it feels like to have a worthless father. I do and it sucks, so I would rather be fatherless than have one that doesnt care about anyone but their oun happiness before there family.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

I believe that every boy looks up to an older man, mostly their fathers. Even though it means not having a father to look up to, I'd rather have no father than to have a lousy father. Life moves on, one might wonder who their father is but I wouldn't want to live in a household with a father who has no job, who sits on the couch all day, who is an alcoholic and one who basically has no life. Being fatherless doesn't mean one can't have someone to look up to, they can have a father figure, such as their uncle, their grandpa or their best friend's father. I'd rather not know who my father is than to be ashamed of him.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

Take it from someone who has dealt with that type of situation. I have a lousy father and by lousy I mean destructive, ill behaved, reckless, nonchalant, and not in my life. I already live my life as if he were dead and I feel that if someone is not benefiting your personal or mental status and self-progression, then why have them around? I think that if you have a lousy father in your life that you are letting him take a toll on your future in a negative way that I, myself, wouldn't let him get the satisfaction.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

In my opinion it is better off to be fatherless because if you have a lousy father that doesn't work or do anything for you then how is that helping you be a better person and make something of yourself? It's not. I never have met my father and that doesn't bother me, yea sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be that "Daddy's little girl", but not having a father has only made a stronger person. I have other men in my family who I would consider to be a father figure to me like for example my grandpa. Having a lousy father might as well be the same as not having one I think.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

I have a great father and if I was to have a lousy father I would rather not have one at all. Your father is supposed to be there when you need him and be a role model who teaches you important things. If you have a lousy parent then most likely you will be one too. You can learn more on you own than next to a person that does not teach you anything. In situations like this you are better all by yourself.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

I would rather be fatherless than have a father that is lousy and does absoultly nothing. Most kids look up to their dads, but if they aren't good fathers, then why have them around. It just means that the kid will want to be lousy like his dad. Besides, you can't miss what you never had.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

I personally feel that it is better to be fatherless, rather than having a lousy father. I personally know what it is like . My father was very lousy. The last time I saw him was when I was thirteen, and i havn't heard from him since. It doesn't bother me because I don't know him, and because he's not around I am never set up for any disapointment. So I think that to be fatherless is much better.
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Fatherless

I feel that with either case it sucks but fatherless would be better because you could pick a good person to be your father figure. If you have no father then a person can always fill the shoes of that father and can give you some one to look up to. With a lousy father you are stuck with a lousy figure to look up to and it may cause girls to have a higher risk of dating lousy guys and guys have a higher risk of growing up to be a lousy father. Though in a fatherless case you may always wonder about what ifs but at least you have a good person to look up to. Any one can be a father bu not everyone can be a dad!
Debate: Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless?
Side: Lousy Father

It's never the same. Trust me, I've been through it.