"I always avoided speaking about my father while growing up. This wasn’t because I didn’t know who he was, in fact he never hesitated to tell me exactly who I am and who he was each and every time. One major reason I avoided it was because who he was didn’t match my reality and kids would label me a liar. My reality was never what he told me or my name, my reality at the time was my struggling single mother who gave me more than she had to make me a great man.
My father taught me two important things in life on this day

1. Do not trust or rely on anyone asides yourself.

2. Don’t ever get carried away or plan your life around promises from people.
One of my greatest regrets is still alienating him during his last months alive. But it won’t have been the first time. We had loads of arguments from 2009 - 2015 because I became too aware too quick. I believed all the family I needed was my mother so my dad and I could go an entire year without speaking.

I will give him credit for one thing which was I still believe was a huge gamble, telling me to start making my own money at 16 while I was living in another man’s country. Without him cutting me off, I would not have become a serial entrepreneur.
Long and short of this, I loved my Father very much and people close to him would know he loved me just as much. We had our differences but it was mostly because we were the same people.
Continue to rest in peace Sir Leo Babarinde Dasilva Snr(1949-2015)."

Shelloween:
They go from Daddy to Dad....
Then.... Pops.
Then... Pops man.
Then... Oko man.
Then... That man.
Some Fathers think you owe them for bringing you into this world. They maltreat you
They abuse you
They insult you
They hit you
They say bad about you
Why?..... All because you want to be yourself.
You want to live your life,
make your own choices,
chose your own path,
Find your own destiny..
They hate you for trying to be like you and not like them.
They do this forgetting one thing..... We never forget.
One day, you wske up looking at your dad with so much hatred that it suffocates you.
Bro, my dad was my first hater.....but my mom's love kept me going

Shelloween:
They go from Daddy to Dad....
Then.... Pops.
Then... Pops man.
Then... Oko man.
Then... That man.
Some Fathers think you owe them for bringing you into this world. They maltreat you
They abuse you
They insult you
They hit you
They say bad about you
Why?..... All because you want to be yourself.
You want to live your life,
make your own choices,
chose your own path,
Find your own destiny..
They hate you for trying to be like you and not like them.
They do this forgetting one thing..... We never forget.
One day, you wske up looking at your dad with so much hatred that it suffocates you.
Bro, my dad was my first hater.....but my mom's love kept me going

Shelloween:
They go from Daddy to Dad....
Then.... Pops.
Then... Pops man.
Then... Oko man.
Then... That man.
Some Fathers think you owe them for bringing you into this world. They maltreat you
They abuse you
They insult you
They hit you
They say bad about you
Why?..... All because you want to be yourself.
You want to live your life,
make your own choices,
chose your own path,
Find your own destiny..
They hate you for trying to be like you and not like them.
They do this forgetting one thing..... We never forget.
One day, you wske up looking at your dad with so much hatred that it suffocates you.
Bro, my dad was my first hater.....but my mom's love kept me going

hazardneymar:
Englsh made easy

Shelloween:
They go from Daddy to Dad....
Then.... Pops.
Then... Pops man.
Then... Oko man.
Then... That man.
Some Fathers think you owe them for bringing you into this world. They maltreat you
They abuse you
They insult you
They hit you
They say bad about you
Why?..... All because you want to be yourself.
You want to live your life,
make your own choices,
chose your own path,
Find your own destiny..
They hate you for trying to be like you and not like them.
They do this forgetting one thing..... We never forget.
One day, you wske up looking at your dad with so much hatred that it suffocates you.
Bro, my dad was my first hater.....but my mom's love kept me going

Gisters:
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Leo Babarinde Dasilva, has made some revelations about the relationship he had with his late father, Leo Babarinde Dasilva Snr, who he rarely talks about.

He took to Instagram to share this:



News via Gistmore :: http://gistmore.com/biggest-regret-alienating-father-ex-bbnaija-housemate-leo-dasilva

Shelloween:
They go from Daddy to Dad....
Then.... Pops.
Then... Pops man.
Then... Oko man.
Then... That man.
Some Fathers think you owe them for bringing you into this world. They maltreat you
They abuse you
They insult you
They hit you
They say bad about you
Why?..... All because you want to be yourself.
You want to live your life,
make your own choices,
chose your own path,
Find your own destiny..
They hate you for trying to be like you and not like them.
They do this forgetting one thing..... We never forget.
One day, you wske up looking at your dad with so much hatred that it suffocates you.
Bro, my dad was my first hater.....but my mom's love kept me going

Shelloween:
They go from Daddy to Dad....
Then.... Pops.
Then... Pops man.
Then... Oko man.
Then... That man.
Some Fathers think you owe them for bringing you into this world. They maltreat you
They abuse you
They insult you
They hit you
They say bad about you
Why?..... All because you want to be yourself.
You want to live your life,
make your own choices,
chose your own path,
Find your own destiny..
They hate you for trying to be like you and not like them.
They do this forgetting one thing..... We never forget.
One day, you wske up looking at your dad with so much hatred that it suffocates you.
Bro, my dad was my first hater.....but my mom's love kept me going

Shelloween:
They go from Daddy to Dad....
Then.... Pops.
Then... Pops man.
Then... Oko man.
Then... That man.
Some Fathers think you owe them for bringing you into this world. They maltreat you
They abuse you
They insult you
They hit you
They say bad about you
Why?..... All because you want to be yourself.
You want to live your life,
make your own choices,
chose your own path,
Find your own destiny..
They hate you for trying to be like you and not like them.
They do this forgetting one thing..... We never forget.
One day, you wske up looking at your dad with so much hatred that it suffocates you.
Bro, my dad was my first hater.....but my mom's love kept me going

Nobodys:
...Let it go Dear.. Forgive him if you can.. and make sure you don't treat your kids the same way......