Growing past separation

By Chris Lopez

Growing up with one parent can be difficult. It can lead to a development of negative traits, and while growing up one can feel like they’ve missed out in having a role model.

Like many others Sabrina has experienced only having one parent for most of her life.

A few months after Sabrina’s birth, her parents filed for divorce. And she went from living with her mom for a handful of years in Cambodia, to living with her dad in the U.S.

Ever since then Sabrina’s felt some sort of “guilt” about seeing her mom. “I havent seen my mom in years, I always have a feeling of remorse every time I talk to her”

Her feeling towards her mom got to the point where she flat out felt uncomfortable when she was conversing with her mom.

“I always avoid situations where i have to talk to her” said Sabrina when asked about her relationship with her mother.

On the other hand her dad, in her mind, is considered a role model of hers.

“He’s a very kind and loving man… and [he] works hard everyday” she said when describing her father.

She mentions how he’s a good person to look up to and how she has had him as a person to turn to when it comes to dealing with things in her life.

When asked about her relationship with her dad she described it as “very close.”

She mentions doing activities like hiking with him and traveling to Cambodia to “connect.”

Sabrina’s has alose mentioned how she is capable of being open with her dad, and in return her father has an understanding for her problems and how he’s “caring “ when going about helping solve those problems.

Her relationship with her dad has allowed her to have a positive role model. Her relationship with her dad is likely to have given her caring and hardworking attributes, being as how she described her dad as “caring” and “hard working.”

And because of it she has grown into a person who, despite the circumstances, developed positive traits.

And even without a mother figure, she has grown to be a caring and hardworking person.