For those without fathers do you think being raised either alone or by siblings and mom you came out as a better man than your father?

For those without fathers do you think being raised either alone or by siblings and mom you came out as a better man than your father?
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answer:My mother and father divorced when I was very young so I never really knew my father. I’m sure I would have benefited from whatever experience he might have been able to share with me, but to say I’m a better man than him? That’s a real stretch. What criteria would I use to make such a determination?
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