Growing up without a father figure

Do you guys think growing up without a father has an effect on you as a person ??

I didn’t grow up without a father and I tried to reach out to him countless times but his just not interested in me or my life he has a whole family out there so I decided to not even bother myself in trying cause honestly my mother has been there since day 1 she’s the only parent I know and I appreciate her for that we have survived a lot and we still standing

But can I tell you something it’s still hard to make peace with the fact that I don’t have a father figure I mean I already have anger which is something I am trying to stop but to be honest his the cause of this I am scared that I am going to expect so much from my boyfriend in the future cause I didn’t get a “manly love “ growing up I have this thing of not giving people chances cause I am scared I mean there’s a lot we can talk about but do you guys think it determines how you live your life I am happy with where my life is trust and truly grateful for that and my mom is my rock and I am going to make her proud of me but there’s a part of me that just finding it hard to let go I guess

Category:

Family & Home 

Writer:

Lethabo Motha

Location:

South Africa