Father

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With a huge percentage of divorce rates in the United States, it is common to find
single parent families. In my case, I lacked the parental guidance of a father. This was,
and still is a devastating part of my life. Looking back, I cannot recall my father being part
of any aspects of my life, aspects that I believe are crucial factors in a child’s
developmental process. I look at pictures and see how happy he made me. I just wish
that the photo album was bigger. I see gifts that he gave me during Christmas time. I
wish that I could give them all back for just one more Christmas day with him I would
have to say that one of the most difficult things I have ever been through was my father
leaving because I never had the opportunity to have a true father/daughter relationship.
My father was never there when I needed advice on significant issues; although, I
wanted him to be there more than anything. There was always my mother, but, sometimes,
I desperately needed and wanted a second opinion. For example, one day I was watching
a football game on television. The announcer said excitingly, “Tennessee has the first
down!” “First down,” I thought to myself, “What’s a first down?” I then preceded to
walk to the kitchen to ask my mother about this puzzling inquiry. My mother is one of the
most knowledgeable people I know, but football is not her forte. She looked at me like I
was asking her for help with Quantum Physics or something. At that point, I felt a longing
for my father’s insights on manly things such as this. When I first turned sixteen I
eventually found myself in another bind. This was a time when dating was now acceptable
in my mother’s book. So, as I was getting dressed and ready, I began thinking. I was
asking myself questions such as, “What do I say?”, “What do I do?”, and “What do boys
enjoy talking about?” While all of these questions were racking my bra...