'I wasn't there for them, I wasn't a father,' says De La Hoya as his oldest children Jacob, Devon and Atiana -- the latter of whom was raised by Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler -- speak out about their absent dad (via toofab)
Devon said he got into boxing himself to feel some connection with his absent father, who he said"knew nothing about me" and left him wondering what was holding his dad back from trying to foster a relationship between them.
Oscar recalled seeing how much"f---ing pain" was in his son's eyes when they first met up, saying,"the pain that I caused, that killed me." Devon said that while he wanted to hug his father, he also"wanted to f---ing punch him in the face" at the same time; instead, he"just held him as hard as I could" and"couldn't let do."
"Looking at it now, we've all been struggling with the same things, which is something we can relate on," said Jacob."We, more than our dad, look out for each other." "Then the dinner was kind of awkward after that and then our relationships got a little bit rocky," Jacob continued."At that point, don't you just bite the bullet and take the drinking at 3am to have a relationship with him or tell him to stop and then he doesn't talk to you for a few months?"
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