Former NFL Player Confronted By The Son He Left Behind

If you’re out here thinking that getting pregnant by a Baller is going to be your come up and bring you a massive pay day, you’re wrong. If you’ve kept up with Baller Alert enough you’ll know that men in generally, but definitely Ballers, are not keeping up with their duties as fathers to their children. Aveion Cason, former NFL player had to deal with his decision when he was confronted by the son he left behind. This is truly sad. Fellas, think about what you’re doing to your children, especially your young sons, when you decide to be absent from their lives. 

Via Huffington Post

Aveion Cason Sr. is a former NFL running back who spent nine seasons playing with the pros. Cason grew up experiencing a much more common epidemic faced by boys across the nation: He is a fatherless son. Yet when Cason had a son of his own, Aveion Jr., the former NFL player was absent in his child’s life as well, continuing the fatherless-son cycle.

 

Though Cason, whose NFL teams included the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, recently reentered Aveion Jr.’s life, both still harbor strong emotions about growing up fatherless, something they open up about on “Oprah’s Lifeclass” with Iyanla Vanzant.

 

“I grew up without a father,” Cason says. “I feel resentment with my father coming up because he’s never been around, and when I talk to my son, I feel like he feels the same way.”

 

As tears roll down the boy’s face, Iyanla walks over to encourage Aveion Jr. to share his feelings directly, in his own words. Aveion Jr. tells Iyanla that he hadn’t seen his father since he was about 4 years old. Now 13, he spent those near-10 years feeling abandoned and insecure.

 

“I think I was a mistake,” Aveion Jr. says quietly.

“And what did you feel about [Cason] when he wasn’t there?” Iyanla asks Aveion Jr.

“I didn’t have a father,” he replies.

Check out a preview of the episode that aired yesterday