Pricilla grew up without her father, something that hurts her to this day. Because of this, as soon she found out she was pregnant, she made sure to speak to her baby’s father about the importance of his relationship with their daughter. “Even though we are not together, I’m happy to see the bond that they have together, as father and daughter,” she says.”

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One of the things that I always wanted for my daughter was for her father to be in her life. I say this because when I was young, I wasn’t raised with my father, and it didn’t phase me, but now that I am older and I see my little sister’s relationship with him, it bothers me because they have that father figure in their life that I didn’t have. It’s a feeling that I have a hard time expressing. I sometimes wish that I had that relationship with my father.

So from the day I found out I was having a girl, the first that I did was speak to my daughter’s father. I told him how important it was to me for him to be in our daughter’s life. I don’t want my daughter to feel the way I feel now, so I do everything I can to make sure she has a good relationship with her father. Even though we are not together, I’m happy to see the bond that they have together, as father and daughter. And the fact that she is able to tell him she loves him, I knew I have done my job. Daughter’s voice: I love you, papi!