Many children dream of growing up with the love and support of their parents, but not everyone gets to enjoy that privilege.

Some circumstances may separate them from one or both of their parents, leaving them with a void that is hard to fill.

This is the story of Tracy Owusu Addo, popularly known as Tracy Sarkcess, the wife of renowned Ghanaian rapper, Michael Owusu Addo, aka Sarkodie.

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Tracy, in a heartfelt revelation, some eight months ago on Tv3’s ‘The Day Show’, shared her experiences growing up without the presence of both her parents. Like many with the same experience, Tracy understands the profound longing for parental love and guidance.

Tracy revealed that her mum left Ghana when she was only three years old, and her dad followed suit two years later.

"My mum actually left Ghana when I was three, and my dad left when I was five so all my life I grew up with my aunties. I lived with one of my aunties for a while and later on before I moved to Germany I lived with my grandmother," she said.

This meant that she didn't have the privilege of growing up with both parents by her side during her formative years.

At age thirteen, Tracy joined her mother in Germany while her father was still away in another country. Her stay in Germany afforded her several great experiences including the ability to speak the language fluently.

According to her, she moved on to study in the United Kingdom (UK) and subsequently in the United States of America (USA).

Tracy, who has lived the majority of her teenage years and early to mid twenties in Europe and America, decided to relocate back to Ghana after she gave birth to her first child, Adalyn Owusu Addo, affectionately known as Titi. She quit her job abroad and settled in Ghana to create a family unit with her husband and kids. She explained that her dad's absence in her life motivated this decision.

Tracy, who spoke little of her father’s involvement in upbringing, said she made the decision to come back to Ghana, because she did not want to continue the pattern of a child having both parents living in separate locations.

Thus, she and her husband made a conscious choice to create a loving and stable family unit for their children by living together.

They wanted to break the cycle and create a united family, where both parents are actively present.

"I came to Ghana after I had my daughter Titi. I had intentions of coming but I think for us, it was more about finding the right time and also making sure that the situation that we are in is conducive for taking care of a child, setting up our own home, all of those things," Tracy explained.

"I was working so I came during my maternity leave and then I was here and I think we just decided that it's best to stay instead of going back again because we wanted to create that family unit. He [Sarkodie] didn't think it was the right thing to do to have the parents separated and then the kids, because I didn't grow up having my dad around. So I wanted to do something different and my husband also wanted to do something because he also didn't grow up with his dad around.”

Tracy's courageous decision to prioritise family and create a loving environment demonstrates her determination to give her children the upbringing she longed for.

Behind the glitz and glamour of the music industry, Tracy Sarkcess's story is a testament to the power of resilience and the strength of family bonds. She continues to embrace her role as a wife and mother, rewriting the narrative and leaving a lasting impact on her children's lives.

Source: The Independent Ghana