Growing up without a father: curse or blessing? | Paolo Fetahu | TEDxLCCUniversity

In this speech Paolo Fetahu is talking about the challenges one faces while growing up without a father through sharing his own fatherless life story. The speaker challenges the audience to consider providing tools needed to heal the father absent wound crafted within them. The speaker invites the audience to seek out for a healthy positive outlook in life which is not stuck in trying to fill gaps which were always empty. Student at LCC International University This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@JT0007]

0 fatherless would call it a blessing. It did make me tough from day 1 and resulted in me out working everyone in the Marine Corps, allowing me to walk from everywhere I went with awards. But I’d trade that drive 8 days a week to have known the love of parents as a child.
I’m doing it different for my kids. They’ll work hard but never struggle like me.

[@arayascurls]

my dad left before i was born. i would consider it a blessing. it increased my faith in God.. my mother always told me that i may not have my earthly father but i do have a Heavenly Father who loves me. my mother was also very structured and strict. ❤️ i still can empathize with everyone who feels otherwise.

[@alessandroofthemediterranean]

Absolutely no one will consider it to be a blessing. I grew up without my biological father, I'm 22 next year and I still think about why he left.

[@mickaelcesardemattos]

The greatest problem is lack of money when someone does not have a father figure. It is much harder when someone does not have parents with money to help them. To those who think that not having a father is a blessing… well, stop thinking nonsense.

[@TeamLoves]

Growing up without having a father
Is so sad
Ad I am in that condition for more than 15 years He went to job
He left me and my mom
also tho my mom too went with him and came back after 15 years
Till then I thought I haven't have parents Every one teased me
and I thought I wanted to die My life is worth nothing
There my grandparents came and said you are not An oprhan I have a family
A mom dad and A elder brother

[@eanwood]

Great speech. I gleaned a lot.

[@robertbitri8387]

Te ka mami yll bote!💓💓⭐💋🙏🙏

[@Gobberfisch]

cool dude

[@xavierlazaro2721]

I have both of my parents. But I was able to understand him too.

[@Dailydoseofshy]

A blessing because the type of person told me what type of person he was, curse because I still would have preferred him to be there, they’re a little more structured than me since he was active in their life (even for a short period)

[@voiceofomiej7722]

Lack of psychology

[@robles146]

So good. Listening to all of this speech, I really get to understand many things about my own life. It gives me a bit of perspective on having an absent father.
And yes, we all can free ourselves from the pain by understanding and embracing the fact that we are strong, independent and reliable adults. We can change Our story. We can be better, for ourselves, and for others.

[@alexgasana7428]

You can see he even look feminine

[@alessandroofthemediterranean]

I grew up without a father too but my grandfather from my mother's side help raise me. Thank God I didn't end up like this guy.