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My Dad was born in Staunton Virginia
He is the only boy of 5 girls -
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Growing up as a little kid a my dad was raised without a consistent father figure
He look to his moms brother for guidance who is also the first college graduate in the family -
He went to Robert E. Lee high school
He was a black man living in the south with mostly white people so racism was an issue for him at this school. -
Throughout high-school My dad struggled with building a bond with his father and dealing with an alcoholic mom
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My dad left Virginia to go to Morgan State University
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My Dad stayed in Baltimore even after Graduating college
He spent his late teenage years and early 20's there -
My Dad met his first serious girlfriend In Baltimore
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After being with his girlfriend for three years he decided to move with her to Boston
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very shortly after moving here my dad and his girlfriend broke up
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My mom and Dad met and started dating
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His younger sister was put in jail for the first time
She has two kids, dealing with the living arrangement for her kids was a process -
Two years later they had me
I am my dads first and only child and my moms second child -
After having me my Dad began working at Beth Israel deaconess
My dad followed his dream of working in management at a hostpital, he works there for 14 years -
After my dads grandmother was released from the hospital he went back to Virginia for two weeks to be with her
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My dad graduated from college for his masters degree
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My Dad lost one his closest friend to a liver disease
This was the first time I ever saw my dad cry, he went back to Virginia to spend time with him for the last time -
My dad and mom got married
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2018 My dad switched jobs
He now works at Brigham and women hospital as a director -
My dad was pronounced godfather for the first time
sadly the baby died at birth, this was a very hard period of time for him. -
My Dad lost his father to cancer
traveled back and forth to Virginia for the service -
My dad is finally opening his own buisness
This has been his dream since he was a little kid