Life Map Essay

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Essay on Life Map Experience Seminar I: Exploring the Liberal Arts Ottawa University Jim Seelhorst Ashley Perkins 3/21/2013 Introduction Some people in their lives have the privilege of knowing both of their biological parents. In my case I had the privilege of having the greatest single mother of all time. Except there was something missing, my dad. He left when I was two and didn’t come around for twenty-two years. In this life map essay you will learn about my everyday struggles and what it’s like for me growing up without my dad. You will also learn a little bit about my step-dad. The man I call my father. The one who has been there for me through thick and thin no matter what. Significant Life Map Experience October 26, 1987 is the day I was born at Clark Memorial Hospital. My mom was labor at 6:16 in the morning for six hours. She was having difficulties with me and because of this it was causing her problems. My dad was notified about the labor and problems, and was told they would be taking me by c-section. He never showed up. It was not till the next day when he decided to show his face. All that could be said was that he had a headache and nothing more. After all of this was said and done he was around every now and then up until I was two. Then he disappeared for twenty-two years. My experience without my dad being around is life changing because I felt like he didn’t want me. Every day I would sit back cry and wonder, why me and what was done wrong. In my eyes it was my fault he left and quit coming around. My heart felt like I had done something so terrible that he didn’t want to be around ever again. It was only then that I took time and finally realized that it wasn’t my fault at all. It wasn’t me it was him. He had the problem not me, I was just a child. In time I have healed some and also realized by my dad not being there
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