I miss having a dad. vs I missed having a dad.

Both phrases are correct, but they convey different tenses. 'I miss having a dad' is in the present tense, indicating a current feeling of longing for a father figure. 'I missed having a dad' is in the past tense, suggesting that the feeling of missing a father is no longer relevant or that it was experienced at a specific point in the past.

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I miss having a dad.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a current feeling of longing for a father figure.

This phrase is used to convey a present feeling of missing having a dad, indicating a current emotional state.

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It's really, really heartbreaking sometimes, but like you said, I realized long ago that I miss having a dad. This guy has never been my dad, and even if I talked to ...
I miss having a Dad who was a character and a folk humorist. I am honored to have been his buddy and his daughter. The first time I picked up the phone to call ...
Courtney Bianco. Family Love. Pin it. Like. rebekahwestover.blogspot.com. I miss having a dad. I want my kids to have a great father... forever... always. More ...
I miss having a Dad. Having a regular family. But I've learned to be gracious. For each thing I have. I've learned to find happiness. When things are bad. And I've ...

Alternatives:

I wish I had a dad.
I long for a father figure.
I yearn for a dad.
I feel the absence of a dad.
I desire a dad in my life.

I missed having a dad.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a past feeling of missing a father figure.

This phrase is used to convey a past feeling of missing having a dad, indicating that the feeling occurred at a specific point in the past or is no longer relevant.

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I took a split-second to reply that I missed having a dad. She misunderstood it to mean I missed my dad so I quickly corrected her that I missed the concept of.
Jun 27, 2012 ... I took a split-second to reply that I missed having a dad. She misunderstood it to mean I missed my dad so I quickly corrected her that I missed ...
Jan 15, 2013 ... "It was not until I hugged him that I realized how much I missed having a dad around," Smith said in an interview Monday. Read the whole story.
Jul 10, 2013 ... Perhaps no one would ask me if I missed having a Dad anymore because they would understand that having two moms was not like having a ...

Alternatives:

I used to miss having a dad.
I felt the absence of a dad.
I longed for a father figure in the past.
I wished I had a dad before.
I yearned for a dad in the past.

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I miss having a dad. vs I missed having a dad.