Lorahluvanda
Emotional wounds are as real as any other wound. And those that are caused by an absent parent are the worst kind because they are formed at a tender age. By the time a child becomes an adult, they will have had enough time to cause a lot of damage that creeps into their adult lives.
I am a woman that has had to grow up without her father, not because he could not be there, but probably because he chose not to be. My journey through life without him had a lot of bumps along the way, but not so bad thanks to my mother. Even so, the damage that was caused was still significant enough to mess with my emotions as a young child and even as an adult.
Growing up I felt all kinds of emotions that a person in a similar situation may feel. I felt rejected, dejected, unwanted, abandoned, and unloved by my father. As a result, I became so angry and bitter about the 'should have been' and him. It has been quite a journey, and this book shows it.
This book holds everything that I would want to say to my dad if we were to have a sit down with him and have a walk down the memory lane. But I chose to put it in writing because I am not open to any emotional drama that may walk in should I chose to open that door.
I write as a woman who has gone through life without her father. I was hurt and scarred by his absence. I also know that there are other women out there that can relate to what I am talking about.
I hope that this book inspires you to work on yourself and to deal with the issues you struggle with because of your absentee father. I also hope that it inspires you to let go of what needs to be left behind and to forgive what needs to be forgiven.
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