Childhood Memories With Their Fathers

Have you ever been separated from your dad for a while? We already know that the dad’s love cannot be compared with another thing in the world. The relationship between a father and his son is one of the most important things in life. In the novel “When the Emperor Was Divine” by Julie Otsuka shows the relationship assists in making a boy recognize the love of his father while he is in the internment camp for a long time. We may see through the third chapter as the father and his boy encourage their self-confidence to overcome their own experiences of being separated from each other. We are able to see how this relationship become strong and how it is linked for the boy’s feelings. Through this essay I would like to prove the importance of the father and his son, and how they illustrated this love in the novel “When the Emperor was Divine”.

How not having a father figure affected their emotional and phycological well-being. Also, it taught the readers that sometimes having a father does not necessarily, mean they are a father figure, for example Mr. Clutter, he was there for his family and children, but he chose other things to be proud of instead of his children, he felt that his achievements were more important than his children’s

The short stories “Scars” by Don Aker and “Ashes” by Susan Beth Pfeffer are both talking about the relationships between fathers and their child. The relationships between fathers and their child change almost opposite at the end of the story because the main characters learn from their experiences. Daniel, the protagonist of “Scars”, was having a weak relationship with his father, however, an accident made Daniel realizes something about his father which made their relationship stronger. Ashleigh, the main character of “Ashes”, loved her father however, a request that Ashes’ father made led Ashes feel disappointed about her father. Both Daniel and Ashleigh learn the same amount because they learn the lessons that can affect their life.

“If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.” This quotation by James Arthur Baldwin helps to bring about one of the main points of his essay, “Notes of a Native Son.” Baldwin’s composition was published in 1955, and based mostly around the World War II era. This essay was written about a decade after his father’s death, and it reflected back on his relationship with his father. At points in the essay, Baldwin expressed hatred, love, contempt, and pride for his father, and Baldwin broke down this truly complex relationship in his analysis. In order to do this, he wrote the essay as if he were in the past, still with his father,

Family relations are complex, but none may be as difficult to navigate as the bond that exists between a father and his son. Even though the son becomes angry and displeased with his father, he is always able to come back to him, revealing the cyclic nature and the impacts of

Although single parenthood is on the rise in homes today, children still often have a father role in their life. It does not matter who the part is filled by: a father, uncle, older brother, grandfather, etc...; in almost all cases, those relationships between the father (figure) and child have lasting impacts on the youth the rest of their lives. In “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World,” Jimmy Carter tells the audience no matter the situation with a father, hold onto every moment.

Studies in behavioral genetics show that that genetics interact with the environment and influence psychological characteristics (Russell). Therefore individuals are not solely a product of their genes or their environment, they interact to form the whole person. Within The Tempest, Frankenstein, and Medicine Walk it is shown that the quality of a paternal relationship is a dominating aspect of an individuals environment and therefore it has the power to shape the individual. A paternal relationship is defined as a relationship between a dependent or offspring and the individual they depend on. For example this could mean the father figure could be biological or just an individual that offers the dependant support. In these texts different paternal relationships arise varying from an absent father to a present supportive fathers to a father that wishes to destroy his creation. With these examples of paternal relationships it is shown that they have a lasting impact on the dependant.

A father and son relationship is very important. It is the foundation for boys to become men. The article, “Why the Father Wound Matter: Consequences for Male Mental Health and the Father-Son Relationship”, by Eric D. Miller explains the concept of a father wound that can manifest in males due to a father neglecting or abusing them. Miller stresses that by becoming fathers’, men can overcome father wounds. He touches upon the idea of masculinity, and how it can be a factor to why there is sometimes a distant relationship between a father and a son. The “A Father’s Call: Father-Son Relationship Survival of Critical Life Transitions”, by Ivory Achebe Toldson and Ivory Lee Toldson explains the relationship between a father and a son from adolescent into adulthood. Lee who was the father describes his struggles through a divorce and how he stayed connected to his son no matter what occurred. Lee’s son Achehbe is also featured in the article and expresses the rough childhood he went through without his father being directly in his life. Together these two articles show that a father is essential to the raising of a boy because without one many form father wounds along with emotional problems.

We each have memories, both from long ago and recent times, that we hold dear to us. Memories get us through the hard days and keep us chipper in the good ones. The past is what makes us who we are. It shapes how we act, how we treat others, and simply just what we do on a day to day basis. Memories are the little things that keep this world running smoothly. Imagine what it would be like to lose those memories. What if you were to forget things to the point you were losing your functionality? Every 67 seconds another person in the US falls victim to this disease (www.alz.org). They may remember childhood memories, but forgot where they put the cheese they bought yesterday. As the disease gets worse and worse, they may wander and even forget people they care deeply about and those they interact with daily.

Pirates! Who has not heard about them, their astonishing adventures and treasure chests packed with jewels, gold and other important objects? What would be our impression if we found a chest from centuries ago packed with several objects rather than gold? Would we consider them valuable? Probably not, but they could have been priceless and unique to the owner. People bestow special value of some objects according to an experience, emotion or hidden message associated with them. I have a chest with treasures and so far they are my childhood, my youth and my adulthood memories of good and challenging that are most charitable to me.

Who you are and what you will become is shaped entirely by you childhood. A childhood that is abundant with both negative and positive experiences will result in a person becoming a valuable asset to society in the future. I believe that from my past experiences, both the negative and positive experiences from our childhoods, which later go on to become our memories, allow us to function at a greater capacity than without it. Memories in essence, are the key to success. A common, but consequential memory is the day that I was torn apart from my beloved mother and thrown into an environment that was quite alien to me, of course I’m talking about the dreaded first day

A father is the first relationship a girl is supposed to have with a man, but not for me. As a girl growing up without a father I experienced low self-esteem, lack of confidence and disappointment. Growing up without a father seemed not to affect me too much as a child until I got older. Ever since I can remember, it has always been my mother and I. Since I have been old enough to remember my father was never there for me. I do not know my father very well, I do not know his favorite food, color, sport, or TV show. It was difficult growing up without him in my life. My father is an inconsistent man who was in and out of my life. All during elementary and high school my father was never present at any of my honor’s programs nor my kindergarten or middle school graduation. We never participated in any activities together, especially athletic and band activities. I never had the opportunity to go on a real family vacation with my father. My father was present at my high school graduation but he did not have the decency to come and congratulate me for my accomplishments. At some points in my life not having my father was very difficult growing up. Not having my father’s support affected my school performance because my self-confident and self-reliant wasn’t there.

My childhood experience began when I was eleven, and was able to spend the summer with my best friend named Corinne, who I had known since the age of three. Once we came from our summer trip, we had an argument that would cause me to live with a lifelong regret. The final part of my experience was going two years of not talking, than getting news that would change me into the person I am today. Overall, my childhood experience consisted of a summer of traveling, an argument with my best friend, and news that would teach me a valuable life lesson. The lesson I learned was to apologize when you have done wrong, because you never know what someone else is going through.

My childhood was anything but dull. From soccer games to building high-end forts, there are few memories I have of an uneventful childhood. Growing up with 3 older siblings gave some advantages, along with some disadvantages. Yes, I could earn my parent’s attention most of the time, but I couldn’t go on certain rides at the water park, or stay up as late as my siblings. There came a point in my life when all my siblings were in school and my mom was working throughout the day, leaving my dad to keep me company. I always awaited the time when I sat in the backseat of the car driving to my sibling’s school, knowing that I would see them soon. I was a happy child and always aspired to do everything that my siblings did, even though I was many years younger. I would not trade my cherished experiences of my childhood for anything, and I’m writing this to share some of my many childhood memories.

Personally, thinking about my childhood early on when I was in the beginning years of school is generally a painfully awkward thought until I stumble on the idea of soccer. I don’t think I’m the only person who believes that but regardless of the experiences I went through, there’s one in particular that is the single most important in my life. It was the first soccer practice I ever went to. Stepping onto the grass field off to the side of a playground and joining the other four year old prodigy’s, or so it felt, changed my life forever. My parents hyped up the idea of me playing soccer like all parents of athletes do and I thought it was completely annoying, but little did I know they were doing it on purpose so that I would build a