Hathaway
Someday, We'll All Be Free
I was 15 when he was born to my mother and step father. My mother married when I was 13. I didn't have a father growing up.
My stepdad never really "bonded" with me. I mean, we were cool. I fell in love with sports because of him. I watched him from afar. He was never the type to take me under his wing and teach me how to be a man. My mom would always try to force a father-son relationship between us but it was awkward and unrealistic. I wasnt his blood. I wasn't his seed.
I watched how he adored his son, my brother. How he taught him. Loved him. Played ball with him. Went fishing together. They are inseparable. I loved that. I wondered what it felt like to have a father. I always felt abandoned and alone. My mother had her husband. My stepdad had his son. I had nobody.
So I matured into my adult life learning how to ultimately be a man on my own. I was 18 when I learned how to tie a tie. I was 20 when I learned to change a flat tire. I became adept sexually through trial and error. I learned to shave on my own. I changed my 1st car battery on my own just last year. I installed my own appliances in my home from Youtube videos.
My brother is in highschool now and I watch how capable he has become. Smooth transitions into each stage of his life. A two parent home. I am proud of him. The effects of strong father.. He carries that.
My stepdad never really "bonded" with me. I mean, we were cool. I fell in love with sports because of him. I watched him from afar. He was never the type to take me under his wing and teach me how to be a man. My mom would always try to force a father-son relationship between us but it was awkward and unrealistic. I wasnt his blood. I wasn't his seed.
I watched how he adored his son, my brother. How he taught him. Loved him. Played ball with him. Went fishing together. They are inseparable. I loved that. I wondered what it felt like to have a father. I always felt abandoned and alone. My mother had her husband. My stepdad had his son. I had nobody.
So I matured into my adult life learning how to ultimately be a man on my own. I was 18 when I learned how to tie a tie. I was 20 when I learned to change a flat tire. I became adept sexually through trial and error. I learned to shave on my own. I changed my 1st car battery on my own just last year. I installed my own appliances in my home from Youtube videos.
My brother is in highschool now and I watch how capable he has become. Smooth transitions into each stage of his life. A two parent home. I am proud of him. The effects of strong father.. He carries that.
