My dad

died when I was 8 and I’m 13 so I never knew I had a dad because my mom never told me. I foundout because I was curious I asked why I had a different last name of my now step dad when I was 6 that’s when my mom told me about my dad then when I was 8 my real dad started calling my house at first I. Was shocked but then every day he started calling me for about a week then the phone calls stopped then 2 years later a lady my real dad got married to called and told my mom that he died two years ago when the phone calls stopped but I got really sad because I really wanted to get to I know him and the worst part was that he moved on it mom came to Cali and he couldn’t go because of problems but still he moved on he got a new wife and yesterday my mom started talking about him and I acted like I didn’t care then she told me that he was a player that he had a lot of girlfriends and children and I felt like a gum ball in a gumball machine full of gumballs I felt like he nver loved me I was probably just another accident just another gumball but before my mom told me that I didn’t want to hear anything bad in my mind I was thinking stop because I wanted to picture my dad as a great guy but now I feel sad and angry at him I feel he’d probably never loved me and sorry I was just writing what was in my mind

Answer #1

I don’t completely understand your feelings and emotions, but understand that no-one probably ever will. I can sympathize with your situation to some extent. My father died of cancer when I was 11. A bunch of complicated stuff went down in my family and it turned out incredibly unfair to me. I can tell you that you probably never will feel better. The best that might happen is that you might understand what has happened better, but that never changes much.

The best you can do is work hard yourself. Always be able to take care of yourself so that you can take care of others. Always try to be a benefit to those around you. Never compromise your morals. The fact is that a lot of people will let you down and destroy your trust. You’ll find that this world will often let you down, and it is completely unfair, but no matter what, you must always strive to be a good person. No matter what has happend around you, understand that you can prevent that from happening to someone else.

Answer #2

Its good that at least you dad made a short effort the only time I ever hard of him is through a child support check and the money from that “I” dont even get so dont feel bad

Answer #3

The bad things you’ve been told about your dad, and the fact that he was absent from your life, doesn’t mean you are a bad person in any way shape or form. Don’t get down on yourself too much about it. These days there are so many ‘broken’ families and yes it can be hard. But make sure that when you are older and have a family you do your best to keep it together and make it work, and take strength in being able to have a family you didn’t get to grow up with yourself.

Answer #4

Thnxs for your kind words and I won’t give no matter how much I wished he were at least alive to get to know him more thnxs again

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