Oscar de la Hoya’s troubled childhood made him run away from Atiana de la Hoya

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Allison Kugel’s Allison Interviews podcast, the former professional boxer Oscar de la Hoya, now 50, bravely opened up about the actual reason behind his decision to allow his ex-partner, Shanna Moakler, and Travis Barker, to raise his daughter, Atiana de la Hoya.“I basically ran away,” De La Hoya admitted, baring his vulnerability. “I was scared.

I was fearful.” While reflecting on his journey, De La Hoya shared the moments when he genuinely attempted to embrace fatherhood fully. “I did try to be a father full-time for a few years, and it was beautiful,” he continued.His self-awareness took him to a place of contemplation and self-reflection. “It was amazing to raise a little girl, but there came a point where you say to yourself, ‘Wait a minute.

You’re not worthy of this,’” De La Hoya explained. As he navigated his complex emotions, he ultimately made the difficult decision, realizing that for his daughter’s well-being, stepping aside was the right course of action.Haunted by his past, De La Hoya bravely acknowledged the internal struggle he faced in believing he was unworthy of love, a result of the love he never received as a child. “You try to convince yourself that you are not worthy of this, that love is not possible in your life, because of what I lived through, not receiving that love when I was a kid.

My father never told me, ‘I love you.’”Opening up about his painful childhood, De La Hoya also disclosed the absence of affection from his mom. “My mother never told me she loved me.