By: Gary Bitter

My father’s effect on my life

How I told my family & friends about him

How I reacted to their reactions

My father was my hero

He went through a rough point in his life, resulting in a serious change.

He chose to turn to drugs to solve his problems

I haven’t seen my father in over 4 years

I went from spending everyday with him and trying to be him, to hating him.

He now serves as my motivation to be everything he wasn’t to my brother & I.

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