Personal Narrative: My Father Changed My Life

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Imagine knowing your mother for the first time at the age of 16 years. This is my story, by far the hardest to share. My mother left me for my father when I was quite young, in fact I don’t know her at all but I do know her name.
It all happened back in Africa, I was born in Nigeria by unknown mother, I mean that I don’t know whom she’s. My mother left me for my father when I was 1 year old, my father is being talking care of me and he struggled to make sure that I don’t suffer for anything. He's the one that would cooked my food, he feeds me, buy me clothes and everything. My father take good care of me for 3 years before I move moved with my grandparents. I think my grandparent sees how my father is struggling to take care of me and they

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