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Longing for Daddy: Healing from the Pain of an Absent or Emotionally Distant Father [Paperback]

Monique Robinson (Author)
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January 20, 2004
Where Was Daddy When You Needed Him?

The absence of fathers is an epidemic plaguing our society, affecting families from every corner of our world and from all walks of life. Whether our fathers left us entirely during our childhood or were physically present but emotionally distant, those who missed out on an affirming, intimate father-love continue to experience the devastating consequences of that loss.

• Are you angry at the world and don’t know why?
• Do you inadvertently sabotage relationships or smother those closest to you?
• Do you rarely take risks or step out on faith?
• Is there an undercurrent of anxiety in most tasks you perform?
• Do you struggle to connect with God?
• Do you have little or no self-confidence–or minimal self-worth?

For women who answer yes to these questions, the common denominator is often an absent father. Far too many daughters have been stripped of a healthy relationship with their earthly dad. But real healing is within your reach.

Discover how the absence of your father has impacted your entire life–your attitude, your actions, your beliefs, your decisions, and your identity–and learn how you can stop resulting negative behaviors, beak free, and experience a confidence-building, empowering love that will heal your hurts and fulfill your deepest longings.

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Robinson, whose father saw her once as a newborn and then never returned, writes about the pain and loss of growing up fatherless. She tells her female readers that whether they never had a father or had a horrible one, they can recover from the trauma by understanding and accepting the perfect, protective love of God. This God, she says, is the eternal father of the fatherless (Psalm 68), who will provide his daughters with all good gifts. Robinson's book is best when she describes the pain of a father's physical absence--reflecting her own experience--and less effective when she attempts to broaden the book's appeal to include those women whose fathers were emotionally absent through overwork or non-communication. Each chapter ends with questions for reflection, a Bible verse to memorize and a prayer to recite. Robinson's book is thoroughly steeped in the Bible, almost to a fault; she tends to spiritualize psychological issues and attributes enduring emotional scars to the power of Satan. Because the book is already heavily Christian, its appendix on the nuts and bolts of salvation is repetitive and therefore superfluous.
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“The father issue affects the very core of a woman’s life. Monique Robinson has done a fine job of addressing this very special relationship between a woman and her father by giving those who have struggled in this area practical principles for healing unreconciled wounds and reminding us that God is the only perfect Father.”
–Michelle McKinney Hammond, author of In Search of the Proverbs 31 Man

“In Longing for Daddy, Monique Robinson compassionately and insightfully helps women recover from the devastations of failed fathering. Through self-examination, inspiration, and prayer, readers learn to break free of their negative behaviors and embrace real healing. A must-read for those serious about journeying toward spiritual maturity.”
–Ronn Elmore, Psy.D, author of An Outrageous Commitment: The 48 Vows of an Indestructible Marriage

“For those women who know the pain of having been wounded or rejected by their father, Monique Robinson has unlocked the secret door that leads us to understanding, healing, forgiveness, and in some cases restoration.  I thank God that she was inspired to write such an amazing book.”
–Terri McFaddin, author of Only a Woman and Sapphires and Other Precious Jewels

“Every little girl yearns to be ‘daddy’s girl.’ No relationship is more pivotal to a woman’s emotional development and identity than her relationship with her father, and many women have relationship issues because of absent fathers. In a deeply personal account, Pastor Monique Robinson examines the heartaches she faced growing up ‘longing for daddy.’ Her journey to healing, wholeness, and happiness is a must-read for every woman who always wanted to sit on her father’s lap and hear, ‘Never forget your Daddy loves you, no matter what.’ Longing for Daddy is a breakthrough book that is a watershed of revelation, inspiration, and hope.”
–Pamela Perry, newspaper columnist, magazine journalist, and president of American Christian Writers/Detroit

Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: WaterBrook Press; 1 edition (January 20, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1578566878
  • ISBN-13: 978-1578566877
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was looking for . . . . ., June 6, 2006
This review is from: Longing for Daddy: Healing from the Pain of an Absent or Emotionally Distant Father (Paperback)
I'm a Christian, but found this book too religiously pushy and lacking in the info I needed to help a troubled teen who is longing for an absent father. It had some good info, but I found the idea of telling a teen that God was the only Father she needed, to be of little help. Yes, we all need God, and especially when faced with life's hardships, but her longing for her father isn't going to be satisfied with that knowledge alone. If a girl has never had a father in her life, it's certainly difficult for her to envision a heavenly Father in the same concept that I do because I was blessed with a wonderful earthly father. I didn't finish it, and read Longing for Dad: Father Loss and It's Impact which had much better info on the subject.
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23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Longing for MY MONEY BACK !, July 3, 2006
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If you are Fundamentalist Christian, then you will be singing the praises! This is YOUR book!
If you are looking for intellectual discourse on the topic, forget it. This book will be a total waste of your time! This one does not deserve even a star.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Food for the Soul, March 14, 2004
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LONGING FOR DADDY engages the reader in a wonderful discourse of healing from an wounds created by an absentee father, whether this absenteeism was emotional or physical. It refers to the subject matter as "an epidemic" that plagues our society. Patterned similar to a workbook, this read provides sound spiritual guidance that ministers to the soul.

The author asserts being fatherless affects every aspect of life - relations with God and others, attitudes, beliefs as well as self-identity. The book encourages the reader to look to God, who is a father to the fatherless, so that her respective journey of forgiveness coupled with healing can begin. Readers are urged to accept God as "Daddy" because he is an ever-loving, ever-present force in life that will never leave or forsake you.

The Bible tells us that man and woman were created in God's image. The earthly father was intended to be God's representative. It is the paramount job of parents to be united in reflecting God's image to their children. However, when a father is absent from his daughter's life, for whatever reason, the daughter's life is tainted with an emptiness that plagues her entire being. She is tasked with creating a positive future for herself by forgetting her negative past. She is able to do this by walking in God's love and obeying his commands.

In each section of LONGING FOR DADDY, Mrs. Robinson provides a "growth chart" that is to be used as a evaluative tool to measure the reader's progress in her relationship with the Father. Mrs. Robinson should be commended on a wonderful, insightful read that would minister not only to women with an absentee father, but to anyone who has had a broken relationship and is in need of counseling on the path of forgiveness.

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