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For Name's Sake

Tim Varner
6 min readNov 6, 2020

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For so many people and animals alike, the dream is to one day reproduce and to continue your family chain and heritage into the world. I’ve always dreamed of becoming a father and through countless tries and numerous women I was always disappointed due to the not-taking or a gut-wrenching miscarriage. My determination would constantly persist, and I was able to understand that the way it was working in my life was that I was not meant to be a father by blood until I found my forever love. I acknowledge and appreciate the sentiment from whomever possess that faithful power but it seemed devastating nonetheless.

I have helped raise and been part of the lives of many children thorough relationships and family. I found myself steering towards women with children already as a subconscious attempt to gain what I haven’t been able to produce.

With my countless years of attempting to turn my dream into reality the disappointment weighed heavily on my soul and I do believe affected my addiction and loss of control. With the years of break-ups and disappointing the youthful generations due to my alcoholism, I never realized that my fate was trying me in more ways than I had thought. I struggled through countless hours of incarcerations and thousands of dollars spent on lawyers and fees. Losing my license for nearly all my adult life (which obviously hurts pride and self-worth.) I found myself…

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Tim Varner
Tim Varner

Written by Tim Varner

Intriguing creativity with a darkened sense of belonging

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