Being Without Parents As A Child
However, the fact that Clapton was raised without a mother or father may have added to his anguish over Conor’s death, which was understandable. After a night of fun and pleasure with Clapton’s mother and father, Edward Fryer and Pat Clapton, Edward Fryer was promoted to the rank of captain in the Canadian Army during World War II. Pat, on the other hand, had no intention of becoming a mother when she was 15, believing she was still too young. Because Clapton’s mother had left the United States when he was a child to live with another man in Canada, he was raised by his father.
Being Without Parents As A Child
My Father’s Eyes
Clapton grew up assuming that his grandmother Rose was his mother as a result of this misunderstanding. In addition, when Pat appeared, as she did on occasion, he mistook her for his older sister, leading him to assume that she was. While Clapton was clearly disturbed by his father’s absence, as evidenced by his song “My Father’s Eyes” which he dedicated to Fryer in 1988, he was not so troubled by his mother’s absence.
My Father’s Eyes
