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A deeply emotional human-interest story has emerged from a young man named Terrence, who shared the painful truth of his childhood — a story of poverty, abandonment, disease, and a mother’s unconditional love that shaped the course of his life.
Terrence revealed that he was raised by a single mother who died when he was just 15. His mother, a private tutor, struggled to provide basic needs for him and his two younger siblings. Their lives took a devastating turn when she fell seriously ill and could no longer work consistently. Her employer eventually replaced her, leaving the family with no stable income.
According to Terrence, his mother was battling syphilis — a disease she contracted from his father, whom he described as a habitual adulterer. The infection and his father’s infidelity became the tragic twin events that shattered their home.
He recalls the painful moment his father forced them out of the house after taking in another woman he claimed to love. Terrence, his siblings, and their sick mother were left to fend for themselves.
During their darkest days, Terrence said his mother couldn’t afford to buy him a pair of school shoes. She reluctantly asked him to call his father for financial help. He spent four weeks repeatedly calling — an expensive effort at the time — only to be met with excuses. His father eventually told him to “continue waiting” before ending the call. Terrence described the rejection as “a raw, stinging wound.”
An unexpected act of kindness changed everything when a classmate noticed his worn-out shoes and quietly gave him a new pair. When Terrence told his mother the truth behind the gift, she cried uncontrollably. She held him close and spoke words that stayed with him for life:
“Terrence, you will succeed, and God will honor you. But if you ever forgive that father of yours, you are as much a dog as he is.”
Terrence’s mother died months later at just 36 years old.
With their family scattered — his sisters moving to the village and dropping out of school — Terrence continued struggling. The same friend who gave him shoes eventually told his parents about his situation, and they took him in as their own child. Their support became the turning point that changed his life forever.
Years passed, and Terrence built a new future. He earned a fully funded scholarship abroad, got married, and became a father. Throughout all those years, he never spoke to his biological father. His father, he said, never attempted to reach out or check if he was alive.
But three weeks ago, everything changed.
Terrence’s father suddenly appeared after falling into hard times. According to Terrence, the woman his father once chose over his family had long abandoned him, and the pregnancy he thought was his turned out to belong to another man. Now old, sick, and in need of urgent surgery, the father began showing up at Terrence’s home seeking forgiveness and financial help.
Terrence says he feels nothing but “deep, cold hatred” for the man who abandoned them and caused his mother so much suffering.
“Seeing him only breaks me down,” Terrence said.
“My mother was only 36 when I lost her — all because of him.”
The emotionally charged situation has sparked debate online, as many people sympathize with Terrence’s pain while others argue that forgiveness, though difficult, may bring closure.
For now, Terrence remains torn, unsure of how to handle the sudden reappearance of the man he considers “dead” to him.
His story highlights the painful impact of parental abandonment and the complex emotional battles that follow children into adulthood — even decades later.
