A couple of years ago, I had a perfectly normal family.
Mom, dad, family dinners, silly fights over who forgot to take out the trash, weekend getaways.
And then dad left.
He found another woman.
She had a daughter my age.
Maybe adults would say, these things happen.
But to me, it was like dad didn't just replace his wife.
He replaced me too.
From that day on, I stopped talking to him.
Even though the court said we had to see each other once a month and spend time together.
She often worked night shifts and came home exhausted, but she still tried to smile and ask how my day went.
I could see how hard it was on her, so I did my best not to be another burden.
And that was the moment that my love of photography stopped being just a hobby.
I started doing small paid gigs, kids' birthdays, family celebrations.
The pay wasn't much, but I really liked the feeling that I was making my own money.
A couple of years ago, I had a perfectly normal family.
Mom, dad, family dinners, silly fights over who forgot to take out the trash, weekend getaways.
And then dad left.
He found another woman.
She had a daughter my age.
Maybe adults would say, these things happen.
But to me, it was like dad didn't just replace his wife.
He replaced me too.
From that day on, I stopped talking to him.
Even though the court said we had to see each other once a month and spend time together.
She often worked night shifts and came home exhausted, but she still tried to smile and ask how my day went.
I could see how hard it was on her, so I did my best not to be another burden.
And that was the moment that my love of photography stopped being just a hobby.
I started doing small paid gigs, kids' birthdays, family celebrations.
The pay wasn't much, but I really liked the feeling that I was making my own money.
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