My Personal Essay: The Challenge Of Motherhood

I come from a single parent household as I am being raised by just my mother. As related to me by my mother, she and my biological father had ongoing relationship that resulted in my birth. The challenge of motherhood when I was much younger was not very easy for my mother. And as I grow up to be a young lady, I see evidence that her health is not as great as she would like to and she does not blame for it. There is nothing my mother will not do to make sure I am comfortable and well cared for. She has been my only support and provider. My father has never been in my life even though I always wanted the attention of a father. As I grew a little older I made efforts to contact him but all the promises he made to at least visit never came …show more content…
It was my Mother 's best friend or as I call him now Dad. As years went by, we developed a father-daughter relationship. He genuinely cares for me and really treats me as his daughter. He calls me his Princess and showers me with love and affection the way a way does! I feel safe and protected in his presence and my mother entrusts me to his care. We have done so much together even though it’s only about three years ago I met him. My life seems to have taken a good turn—finally I have a father! That’s why I call him dad because he treats me as his own daughter. However, I am hit with a heartbreak that has to do with the hardest decision I have had to make in my life! Let me tell …show more content…
My dad said he actually wanted me to come with him to Texas so I can be close to him. He said there are good colleges in Texas that I can get into. This sounded great and tempting, I told him I want to move there as soon as possible. I then told my mom what he and she got upset and said “How are going to leave, don’t you think I will miss you as much as he’s miss you right now”. Maybe i shouldn’t have made this decision with consulting everyone involved. But she was right how can I possibly leave her behind! This is a heart wrenching decision! The thought of going with my father and attending college there sounds great but how will my mother live without me; how can I break the bond we have formed as mother and daughter! I am sure she could not handle the stress of being by herself. But how also do I tell my dad that I won’t come along with him to Texas! I see no easy answers and this is being stuck between a rock and a hard