It is said that a girl first love is supposed to be her father. While I do have unconditional love for my father our relationship has always been rocky. I am aware different fathers parent, and communicate differently but my father’s technique didn’t always seem appropriate. His intentions seemed to be in the right place but he went about them the wrong way. Although my father was present consistently within my life but, he was absent in the aspects of showing me how to love, displaying emotions, and lack of communication.
A relationship with one’s father leads to other relationships. My father never properly taught me how to love. Growing with my dad seemed as if I was growing up with my older brother. My …show more content…
It seemed as if my father didn’t know how to properly communicate with me. For example, if I were to do something inappropriate at school my father would always yell and fuss with me. Instead of talking with me rationally and discussing what went wrong. I never felt that I could go to my father and talk about anything. It seemed as if me and my father never had a bond. My dad seemed very distant from me. I personally felt my father showed no affection towards me. The lack of communication between me and my father I what I believe caused many of our conflicts. I consider myself very sensitive therefore when me and father would argue I always would cry afterwards. My tears came from frustration of me not having the ideal father and daughter relationship with my dad. After arguments usually me and my father would not talk for a while until one of us apologized. I understand Fatherhood doesn’t come with a manual but my mother had the same task of raising me and she did great job. Hopefully me and my father will eventually work out our problems and have a better relationship. If me and my dad were to seek counseling I believe it would assist with us expressing ourselves better to one