To the Man Who Quietly Holds Us Together: We See You
You’ve always been the calm one. The steady force that keeps this family from going off the rails. The man who steps up and protects us from the…
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Dear Husband, Thank You For Giving Our Daughters the Best of You
To my husband and father of girls, I know you don’t have a son to carry on your family name, but your children will pass along something even…
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To My Dad Gone Too Soon: I Miss You
Dear Dad, Man, I miss you. It seems like just yesterday I was getting dressed up in my frilly dress to go on one of our infamous daddy-daughter…
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I Married a Baby Guy
One of the more panic-inducing truths about having a baby is the fact that most of us have no idea what we’re doing. We get it in theory, of…
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Dad, My Kids Are So Lucky To Have You As Their Grandpa
That twinkle in your eye. It’s always been my favorite. It was the thing I looked to for approval, humor, and reassurance as a daddy’s little…
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To the Dads Who Love Daughters
A note to the dads who love their daughters: I can only imagine what you felt when you first heard the words “it’s a girl”. Were you…
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To the Fatherless on Father’s Day
You don’t feel lucky to be in it. But, it is a club you have joined. Your dad died. Even worse, when you were young. And so was he. For those…
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Show Me, Daddy
“Show me, Daddy!” My big brown-eyed curly haired almost-3-year-old girl said to my husband while handing him her brand new foam baseball…
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A Dad is His Daughter’s Safe Place, Too
“Mothers are their children’s safe place.” I hear this all the time. I feel this way about my mom, and since I’ve become a mom, I know this…
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Dear Husband, I Couldn’t Do the Hard Work of Parenting Without You
To my amazing husband, I remember back when our firstborn entered the world and I spent every day struggling to survive. The days were so long and…
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