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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bad father" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is not fulfilling their responsibilities or duties as a father.
Example: "He often forgets his children's birthdays, which makes him feel like a bad father."
Alternatives: "an unfit father" or "a negligent father."
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A bad father?
He's a bad father.
He wasn't a bad father.
Reagan was a bad father but a good president.
To his boss: "Asshole!" To himself: "I'm a bad father".
It does not make him feel like a bad father.
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I think he is a very bad father.
I found out that I'm a pretty bad father.
"The truth makes for a bad sermon," Father Flynn says.
Not a bad early Father's Day gift!
Instead, he takes a middle route and divides his father into the good father and the bad father.
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