Interview My Father

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My dad Cesar Uruchima, born in Ecuador and was 19 when he came to the United States of America. After marrying my mother Maria Romero, my dad planned for having children. He was 26 years old when he had his first son on December 1st, 1994. The day I was born he had his own car, his own apartment and had a decent job to provide for the family. Interviewing my dad I was happy to talk about my experience taking PSY 105 and shared moments of the past. My dad loves children, he might have not had the best childhood or a father but that did not stop my bad from giving up on his family. He explained how he always wanted to have a child. He planned to have a child after getting married and having a stable job. I asked him if life would be different if he did not have a child or become a father. My dad said that he would have lived a depressed life if he never had kids he can love. He can’t imagine a world where he was not a father. He told me, “I appreciate every moment I spend time with you because I did not live a great childhood does not mean you have to go …show more content…
My father expresses love more than just words but actions such as hugging. When I was, young I recall hugging my parents every morning before they headed to work and when they arrived home from work. He admits he did not have a good childhood, he relives his childhood with us. I wasn’t aware of this until I started asking questions regarding his emotions and experiences being a father.
He would take us to the park and we would kick a soccer ball, as time progress he trained me until I was able to join a soccer league. He did not let work get in a way of spending time with me. His children success is what matter the most and he did all he could to be part of his kid’s life. He even declined jobs that would pay him a lot of money but in return he wouldn’t be able to spent a lot of time with his

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