I'm beginning to think that 90% of us African kids grew up without emotionally present parents. It's starting to make sense why our generation finds it so difficult to create and stay in healthy relationships.
I totally understand the reason why they were never around, I understood that right from the age of 7. We needed to be clothed and fed, so they were looking for those things for their children. And I love them for that.
This is profound, man. I believe that this understanding will help be more compassionate towards them when they're old and have only us to rely on. It'll also be lessons to us when we start our own families.
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My wife will just have to love the coloured me
I understand your struggles, man, but I think it's still possible to get to a place where you dissociate from the identity your upbringing gave you. Keep trying and you'll get there, for yourself and your future family and friends.
Thanks,
I really can't stress enough the joy I got, seeing that you took your time to read the post.
It's true our generation is having some loose screws, when it's comes to relationship. Honestly, till you said it I didn't think that was a possible reason.
Yeah, there effort will always be appropriated, and I do expect much of me in returning the favour
I will try, you know it's hard go bend a dried up stic