Daddy ISSUES
A catalyst of a host of problems
A very great book indeed especially to us fathers to play active roles in our children's lives . When we fail we need to own up & be apologetic & mean it to make amends.
The book is well written and easy to ready, if I didn't have anything else to do, I could have finished it in a couple of hours but also finished a box of tissues at the same time - that's how painful it is. We hear & see most of these issues in our society today but I don't think we understand what the victims are going through hence we never know how to help them. What you did is, you took the everyday stories we hear people talk about & brought it in front of our faces & into our hearts and forced us to listen and feel. This is why I believe this book is meant to be a conversation initiator and a driver. It's powerful!
WHAT A BOOK!! Yoh
The book is good, really good, more so because it is what some of us are literally living through, I feel seen! Thank you for this and I hope I somewhat find healing in it.
About The Read
Onkabetse Rethabile Masobe
Author
Daddy Issues walks through the lives of nine unrelated young women from South Africa who grew up around the same time. It explores their relationships, or lack thereof, with their fathers as a catalyst of a host of problems that affect their interactions in society.
“He never asks how I’m doing apart from school. I guess it’s important to keep track of how the investment is doing close to maturity.”
“This was the moment she realised that her dad was presently absent.”
“She couldn’t stand to see her mother hurt so deeply while her father just sat back.”
“All expressions felt denied, especially those of pain and disagreement.”
“She refused to accept anything less. He was less.”
“Am I that easy to leave behind?”
“The pain you have caused me, and continue to cause me, is now weighing too heavy on me.”
“You should have just fought for me. The one time I needed you to fight for me, you couldn’t.”
“You were biggest heartbreak – my first heartbreak. Now all I do is break hearts.”
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