My Dad Was My Hero - 996 Words

Being a child growing up in two separate households, with two completely different beliefs has been one of the hardest things I have ever endured. I went from being the perfect little girl that had everything she wanted and needed in life handed to her, I went from having the best dad in the world, new clothes every other weekend, money always in my pocket and not a worry in the world, to being disowned by half of my family and friends to being spoken about behind my back as if I was just trash on the side of the road, all due to one decision I made. My dad was my hero. When I was one-year-old, my parents separated, this resulted in me only visiting my dad every other weekend, all throughout my childhood. He was the one person I could always count on to be there for me whenever I needed him. He lived in Live Oak FL. Being in the south it is common to be surrounded by racism, my dad can be included in this category. 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