My father and I have always had a difficult relationship. He thought I wasn't what a good daughter should be. Whatever I did was never good enough in his eyes. So when I tried to look for approval，I was 1 disappointed.
My mother was gentler and when my father would 2 me，she'd have my back. Five years ago，she died from a disease and，3 her there，my relationship with my father became 4 . I felt like he was trying to control me and this caused 5 and panic in me. I realized that I couldn't continue the 6 with him，so I left home eventually and 7 contact with him.
About a year later，I was out campaigning and I saw him alone. I 8 him and asked how he was. He was hesitant，but I could see in his eyes that he was 9 I'd come over. He said he was proud that he had a daughter who went to the House of Lords to talk about women's rights. I realized that，having decided I didn't need his 10 ，I finally had it.
Our relationship isn't 11 now，but we see each other every few months and I value the time we have together. Last year，on his birthday，I sent him a card and he 12 phoned me to say thank you. I've realized that if you want to have somebody in your life，you have to 13 them as who they are. And I'm proud of myself. I don't need anybody else to give me that sense of 14 . And because of that，our relationship is no longer a 15 .
