Heather Barwick says she is against gay marriage because she missed out on having her father around when she was growing up . The 31-year-old mother-of-four admits her mother 's partner 'treated me as if I was her own daughter ' She also says that her biological father 'was n't a great guy , ' and 'did n't bother coming around anymore ' A woman who has been in an abusive relationship for more than 20 years with the same man said he raped her, but police have now charged him after they found his DNA at the scene of another My father 's absence created a huge hole , and I ached every day . I loved my mom 's partner , but she could never have replaced the father I lost '
Heather Barwick says she is against gay marriage because she missed out on having her father around when she was growing up . The 31-year-old mother-of-four admits her mother 's partner 'treated me as if I was her own daughter ' She also says that her biological father 'was n't a great guy , ' and 'did n't bother coming around anymore ' Despite being an advocate for gay marriage in her 20s , Barwick now says she 's had a change of heart . 'My father 's absence created a huge hole , and I ached every day . I loved my mom 's partner , but she could never have replaced the father I lost '