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  • Essay / My relationship with my father - 751

    An unexpected challenge that presented itself to me was the death of my father's mother while she was recovering from heart surgery. The relationship I had with my grandmother was not strong, mainly because we lived far away from each other. My father's relationship with his mother was extremely strong, as she was the one person he could always count on and he was always by her side when she was sick. Even though I didn't have a strong relationship with my grandmother, the day she passed away, I had to be strong for my father for the first time in my life and become his caregiver. He has always been a strong person regardless of life's challenges, but during the early days of my grandmother's passing, it was the first time my father faced rejection in his career and seeing loved ones die of a tragic event. The day my grandmother died was the first time my father let his emotions take over. When he received the news, he didn't speak for 2 days and refused to eat. With the emotional challenge, as a daughter, I had to take care of my father for the first time. I managed all his finances to prevent him from going into debt and made sure his job was secure for a month to deal with the grief caused by his mother's death. For the first time in my adult life, I had to become my father's caregiver and be responsible for him. At a young age, my father always took care of me and helped me solve the challenges I faced. Starting to care for the person who always gave me my strength was emotionally challenging, as I had to be strong for both of us and take on the responsibility of caregiving as a young adult. This difficult time for my father became the moment in my life when I realized the great responsibility I had for the future when my father became older. The reality of the future has opened my eyes to things to come when my father will be less independent and become dependent on me for his daily needs. This experience made me grow faster and become more responsible towards the real world. Above all, with the awareness of becoming stronger as an individual and being emotionally strong in difficult times.