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My father wasn't around when i was a kid, and i used to always say, 'why me? why don't i have a father? why isn't he around? why did he leave my mother?' but as i got older i looked deeper and thought, 'i don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would i be who i am today?'
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My Father Wasn't Around When I Was

LeBron James
My father wasn't around when i was a kid, and i used to always say, 'why me? why don't i have a father? why isn't he around? why did he leave my mother?' but as i got older i looked deeper and thought, 'i don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would i be who i am today?'
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