And even though I didn’t agree with her then, I knew that she understood how much I had suffered during the evening’s dinner. It wasn’t until many years later- long after I had …show more content…
He’s an awfully kind man! I can’t understand why mother does not ask him to come and live with us and why she forbids us from seeing him”(19). This shows how the separation of parents can have a huge impact on the children. The parents become too worried about themselves and forget to pay attention to their children. The children become upset due to these situations. If the parents separate, they need to pay attention to the children and what is best for them. The opinion and well being of children in these situations should be kept of high importance. Next, some of the basic needs of childhood are love and connecting emotionally. A quote from “To A Sad Daughter” By Michael Ondaatje shows a father talking about his daughter. He