Personal Narrative: The Acceptance Of Parenting

There is nothing that can replace the absence of a parent and one should not attempt to. You must simply hold on and endure it. At first it sounds harsh, but it 's actually comforting, like somehow that absence connects you with that person, that parent. Its wrong to say that God fulfills that emptiness. God more precisely leaves it unfilled to help you remember the authentic relationship, because even though it 's painful, you still have a part of them. Although they aren’t with you now, the gratitude of those memories transform the torment into silent joy, because at least you have some memories. However, there are also many bad memories. My mother leaving was one of them. My mother left when I was seven. I don’t remember everything, but i do remember a lot. I remember the sound of my mom bustling around the house, late one summer night, gathering all her things. I remember her coming into my room, quietly telling me to wake up and get dressed. She hurriedly packed all my things and placed them downstairs next to her stuff, telling me to quietly started loading our bags up in the truck and wait for her.
After about what seemed like forever, she finally came out of the house carrying my brothers things. …show more content…
When they were done praying, four men came around holding golden trays, asking for a donation. The old man’s wife gave me a dollar to put in the tray and I obliged, placing the dollar gently in the center of the tray. After all the men were seated again, the pastor asked everyone to stand to sing. Grabbing a song book, I began to sing. We sang for what seemed like hours, singing songs about God loving us and about be faithful. The old man nudged me and smiling up to him, I began swaying in time of the music. It was one of the best times in my life, but not as powerful or life changing as when the pastor started his