I Never…

[Montesquieu15]

Something I wrote yesterday night:



I never went to a British boarding school. I never swam in a lake. I never hung out with the boys. I never played sports till high school.

My dad never taught me values other boys are taught. When I value writing, he wants me pursue other things. He doesn’t play basketball with me. We don’t hang out like the other boys. I can’t look up to him like the other boys do with their dads. He goes to work and comes home everyday. And on weekends, he’s busy with other self-imposed work.

He’s taught me etiquette and politeness, but up to the point where I can’t assert myself in social situations. I’m smart, but now he wants me to be a doctor. I know he’s given me a lot with money and a roof over my head and all, but I feel like things could have been much different.

He could have been my friend, my mentor, my dad, but he’s too busy. Apart from that, he’s passive with the situation between me and my mom and likes to insist it’s all my fault. Now, he’s none of that.

I know these are first-world problems, but I can’t help but feel that something is missing.

[MarilynMonroe]

It's perfectly natural to feel this! Your father is being the greatest, and you know it. The only thing you can do is talk to him. I hate my father, at least you still have a chance to repair your relationship.

[Tristin.]

I am very similar, that is if this is not fiction. However, i would advise that if you can, try and re-connect with your father, understand each other again, because i know that if i had had my parents close to me, my life would be a lot different. Just sit him down and talk. It may get awkward, but try and you might surprise yourself, he may feel the same x