My Father Research Paper

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Every second of every day a child makes an entrance into the world. Anyone possesses the skills to create a child. However not every individual that decides to conceive a baby holds the parenting skills needed for their child to be cared for in the best way possible. In some cases ordinary people come along making everyday extraordinary. Taking other people's actions for granted became an expertise of mine from a very young age. Constantly accusing my father of not caring about my life when in reality he always made all of his decisions with my best in mind. Receiving a call from the hospital about my father helped open my eyes to all of the sacrifices he ever made for me and my family. Finally being able to relabel my father from ordinary …show more content…
Feeling like our bond became weaker and weaker as the years went by made me resentful towards my father most of the time. Him putting work before family made me feel unimportant. Growing up knowing the man that helped bring me into this world but still lacking a deeper connection created conflicts very quickly. My brother being three years older often ended up defending my father's actions because he understood why my father choose to work instead of making his way to one of my soccer games. The resentment continued throughout my first years of highschool. Receiving a call from the hospital informing me of my father's sudden attack still to this day will forever be the worst moment of my life. My body froze and a large amount of memories of me and my father came rushing into my vision. Pictures flew by in my head of him teaching me how to bike, family dinners, holidays and birthday parties. Out of nowhere my father became the highest point of my priority list. Faire helps open people's eyes. Becoming aware of the possible outcomes regarding my father's health made me not only understand that every day counts but also that every decision my father made about working over time

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