“The girl whines to her father, "You messed up my childhood!" And the father says, "How could I, daughter? I wasn't even there.” -Unknown. This could have been me if I would have dwelled and not risen above the occasion. Though my father wasn’t there for the majority of my childhood, he has inspired me more than anyone else has. His unfulfilled high school education, dishonesty, and random appearances in my life has impacted my life.
My father dropped out of school by the time he was in the eleventh grade; then later got his GED. I was only in middle school when my father was lecturing me bout completing high school. It does not make sense to me why he complains when I am accomplishing my goals . I now understand he does not want me to make thesame mistake he has made. I will do the same thing in the future with my children , just a little more supportive. When it is Christmas time my siblings and I always get my dads infamous phone call telling us he will be sending us money. Weeks go by and we do not hear from him nor receive any money. We finally hear from him and its always the same excuse. His dishonesty has taught me to tell the truth up front instead of waiting and later having to explain myself. In the past ten years I have maybe seen my dad five times and that’s only at funerals and family reunions. This has made me want to always keep in contact with all my family.
My father’s unfulfilled high school education, dishonesty, and random appearances in my life has impacted my life. I love my father dearly but sometimes it is hard to tell if the feeling is mutual. John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” Does that mean my dad is a leader?
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