Absolute positioning takes the element out of the normal document flow, and therefore it does not interact with the other elements. Perhaps you should revist how to position it using float instead, and ask about it here on Stack Overflow if you get stuck :)

When you position a div absolutely, you're effectively taking it out of the document flow, so the other elements will act as if it's not there.

To get around this, you can instead use margins:

.myDivparent
{
   float: left;
   background: #f00;
}

.myDivhascontent
{
   margin-left: 10px; /*right, bottom, top, whichever you need*/
}

Hopefully that will do the trick :)

As mentioned by @Kyle Sevenoaks, you are taking absolute positioned content out of the document flow.

As far as I can see, the only way to have the parent div wrap the absolute positioned contents, is to use javascript to set the width and height on each change.

In my opinon, the "Absolute" trait is poorly named, because its position is actually relative to the first parent whos position is not static

<div class="floated">
 <div style="position: relative;">
  <div class="AbsoluteContent">
    stuff
  </div>
 </div>
</div>

I needed a similar solution to float a pullout quote (not an image) which would have variable length text inside. The pullout quote needed to be inserted into the HTML at the top (outside the flow of the text) and float down into the content with text that wraps around it. Modifying Leonard's answer above, there is a really simple way to do this!

See Codepen for Working Example: https://codepen.io/chadwickmeyer/pen/gqqqNE

CSS

/* This creates a space to insert the pullout content into the flow of the text that follows */
.pulloutContainer:before {
  content: '' ;
  display:block;
  float: right;
  /* The height is essentially a "margin-top" to push the pullout Container down page */
  height: 200px;
}

.pulloutContainer q {
  float:left;  
  clear:both;
  /* This can be a set width or percent, if you want a pullout that floats left or right or full full width */
  width: 30%;
  /* Add padding as you see fit */
  padding: 50px 20px;
}

HTML

<div id="container">

  <div class="pulloutContainer">
      <!-- Pullout Container Automatically Adjusts Size -->
      <q>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</q>
    </div>

    <div class="content">
       <h1>Sed Aucteor Neque</h1>
       <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam in dui mauris. Vivamus hendrerit arcu sed erat molestie vehicula. Sed auctor neque eu tellus rhoncus ut eleifend nibh porttitor. Ut in nulla enim. Phasellus molestie magna non est.</

      ...INSERT MORE TEXT HERE...

  </div>
</div>

Absolute positioning does not let you wrap text. You have to use float and position using margin or padding.