<p>My father has been absent from the household most of my life and has also been emotionally or even physically abusive to my mother. I would like to write about how the absence of a positive father figure, coupled with the way that I've seen my father treat my mother, shaped me into the independent, feminist-minded woman that I am today. I wonder though, would this delve too much into my family life/be too personal for adcoms?</p>
<p>I think if you don’t linger on the past and focus on who you are as a person now it could work well. Just make the focus who you are now and try to keep it as light as possible. Good Luck!</p>