Dear Pastor,
I have been reading your columns ever since I was in Jamaica. I am now a 20-year-old young man who has recently migrated. I consider myself emotionally unstable. I would also consider myself a very smart person. I have seven CXCs and four CAPE units and I am still moving forward. The problem is that my father was never there for me and my other brothers and I think that has left a profound impact on my social capacity. My story is that I lacked fatherly supervision. I was grown partially by my mother, whom I love dearly. My father has caused me to have a lot of unstable emotions towards people in terms of socialisation. My mother has been my daily inspiration to survive and the source of strength in my life.
Emotional struggle
Many times, while living in Jamaica, my life was a constant emotional struggle. Seeing that it was my mother alone having to provide for three boys emotionally and financially, I think if my mom had not launched out (migrated) we would have suffered badly. It is extremely hard for a single mother to support herself plus three kids. Not to mention to shelter, school, feed and clothe which are basic necessities. While in my bed at nights, I often cried, seeing the struggles my mother had to go through while my father did nothing but add on to his so called 'mansion'. It was and still is painful because I have a younger brother who is 14 and going through the same thing. The sad thing about it is that he is a respectable member of the JCF and is supposed to be an example to civilians in upholding the laws.
A.., New York, USA
Dear A..,
The God who helped your mother to raise and instruct you is still a alive. And He will continue to meet your needs. God may help you to get a loan to go to college.
Pastor
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