I live now in a town where our public schools have a very large percentage of kids growing up in absentee father homes. In many cases these kids have no idea who their biological father is! We even have many kids being raised by grandparents or foster homes because their biological home is such a mess the kids would not be safe with their parents! Perhaps it’s the same in your city.
Perhaps that’s your story and now as an adult you are a ‘chain breaker’ making sure your children do not grow up in the mess you experienced.