A Fatherless Child - Narrative Essay

Introduction

In today's society, the majority of the family are no longer united since most of them are separated due to family issues such as divorce, the irresponsibility of some members, misunderstanding between the members among others. In my life I have never understood my father well in most instance he has not been there for me. His presence was of less impact on my life.

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My father walked out of our lives when my mother was five months pregnant with me.as my mother explained it to my dad walked away because of a misunderstanding on family responsibility. He only visited us seldomly on holidays. With the few hours that he spent with us I was not in apposition to understand the kind of food he likes, his favorite TV shows or even whether he sincerely loved mum and I. I can't also remember the last time I felt the warmth of his hands or wrote him a card on Fathers Day.

I was comfortable with the rear occasions that he visited us. My childhood was idyllic since my mother was very busy as she used to work for American Airways; hence I had only a nanny to take care of me. My mother provides for me everything I needed that as in fashion every time, my room was filled with toys of different quality and designs.over the weekend my mother would take me to a bouncing castle to play and have fun with other kids. Life seemed to be in the right direction. At the age of seven years that is when I felt that there was an absence of a father figure in my life who was supposed to be there for me throughout.

I frequently watched every father walk with his family on the parks on weekends,on Sundays as my fellow friends performed their dads used to wave on them,while playing basketball the dads would come and watch their children as they play while cheering them and also praise them due to their performance these instances made me envy every child who had a father who held his or her hand.as I grew through teenage life Ithe gap of an invisible father figure grew more significant and deeper in me.

Growing up without him had a significant impact on my relationship with men .i viewed men as evil and I lack the love feeling towards them since my fathers impression of leaving my mother while pregnant and visiting us on rare occasion had killed my affection and hope for love since he had created the mentality that all men are less responsible and since then no other man has proved me wrong because of the negative attitude I have towards them .

Although my father passed away last year when I was 20 years old I wish I could have told him how much I felt in his absence and how much I loved him even though most of the times he was away, how I spent sleepless nights thinking and dreaming about him.oh dad, I was you never left my mother while she was pregnant , I know the two of you could have solved this issue amicably, and all could have been well now. But it too late since spilled water cannot be recollected. Even though you are gone we will miss you dad forever in our hearts .may your soul rest in eternal peace.