Refuse To Lose, Part XI: Clock is Ticking

[Dom R]

I would imagine that deep down every Mother wants their child to grow up with their father ...

Not every mother. Some mothers think that fathers are "kind of nice to have around, as some kind of role model", but everyday presence is optional.

Particularly those mothers, whose own father was not always present in a big way every day, for one reason or another.

I guess it's the "i turned out fine, so..."
mentality.