The Actual Housewives of Potomac star Ashley Darby revealed her estranged father has died.
The truth star, 37, shared the information in a collection of movies posted to her Instagram Tales on Sunday, October 12, explaining why she selected to not attend his funeral, which had taken place that day.
As Ashley has documented on RHOP over the previous 9 seasons, she was raised solely by her mom, Sheila Matthews, and didn’t know her dad, who she mentioned deserted her at age 1. She tried to make contact with him throughout a season 4 episode, however he refused to satisfy along with her.
“Final week, whereas I used to be in New York … my mother knowledgeable me my father had handed away,” Ashley mentioned within the first of 4 movies posted Sunday.
“At the moment was his funeral, and I contemplated going, virtually to have my very own sense of closure, however I’ve been touring a lot, and I actually wished to be with my very own children this weekend,” mentioned Ashley, who shares sons Dean, 6, and Dylan, 4, with ex-husband Michael Darby.
“My rationale was, why would I need to take time away from my very own children for somebody who by no means made time for me?” Ashley continued. “I discovered that I’ve siblings — the entire issues I had no concept about my father, I realized about in his obituary. I realized he appreciated to backyard, he taught himself tips on how to play guitar, he was an avid fisherman — actually, so lots of the issues that I additionally like to do.”
Ashley went on, “Within the obituary, it mentioned his best accomplishment was being a dad to his two sons. It stung slightly bit. No matter. It’s fascinating how one can mourn and have some form of grieving — a singular type of grieving — for somebody you haven’t any relationship with, proper? Simply blood relations, however no emotional connection. That’s so fascinating.”
The RHOP OG mentioned she had hoped her father would possibly attain out earlier than his dying. She mentioned she had realized that he was lately positioned in hospice look after most cancers, which she mentioned had unfold via his complete physique.
“I assume what I in the end surmise from this expertise of my life, at 37, is absolutely studying to shut the door,” she mentioned. “A door that was by no means opened and can by no means be opened. I believe I’ve at all times held out some form of hope that perhaps, like, when my dad was in hospice, previous to him passing, perhaps he’d have a wave conscience to be like, ‘Let me no less than make amends.’ It’s simply so bizarre.”
“I actually can’t perceive how any human being doesn’t need to love their kids or can’t love a baby. It’s what it’s. And life will definitely go on,” Ashley mentioned.
In a subsequent video, Ashley mentioned that earlier than she and her mom obtained the information of her father’s dying, she had an odd incident at her home.
“You guys know I’m very superstitious. The day that I used to be leaving to go to New York, these black crows have been circling my home, and so they have been all in my yard,” she mentioned. “I took footage of it as a result of it sort of creeped me out.”
