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The Little Girl in Me Still Yearns For a Present Father

Grown Children, Living
January 8, 2022
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By Suka Nasrallah

The Little Girl in Me Still Yearns For a Present Father

My dad came over today, and for the first time in a very, very long time, I sat with him—not…

My Arms Will Always Be Open For My Baby Girl When Life Gets Hard

Fatherhood
March 25, 2021
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By Jeremy R. Summerlin

My Arms Will Always Be Open For My Baby Girl When Life Gets Hard

I’d intended to write a sweet, good-natured post to accompany this picture. I’d intended that post to exude the love…

Dads, A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way With Your Daughters

Fatherhood
February 17, 2021
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By Clint Edwards

Dads, A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way With Your Daughters

Yesterday I was walking past my 11-year-old daughter’s room when she asked me to help her with something. I went…

No Matter What, A Girl Will Always Need Her Daddy

Fatherhood
November 24, 2020
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By Emily Solberg

No Matter What, A Girl Will Always Need Her Daddy

Sometimes a girl just needs her daddy. Like when she skins her knee on the sidewalk, and the only thing…

Dear Daddy, Your Little Girl Still Needs You in Her Teen Years

Fatherhood
November 16, 2020
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By Ali Flynn

Dear Daddy, Your Little Girl Still Needs You in Her Teen Years

Dear Daddy, Your blessings are bountiful. From the first moment of breath, the very beginning, you have been her daddy.…

Dads, Your Daughters Need Your Help With Their Confidence

Fatherhood
October 20, 2020
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By Clint Edwards

Dads, Your Daughters Need Your Help With Their Confidence

We were driving to see a movie when I asked Norah why she’d been calling herself fat recently. We were…

Living
October 6, 2020
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By Jennifer Vail

So God Made a Stepdad

There once was a little girl. She was feisty and creative, talkative and headstrong. She heard her parents fighting every…

I Want to Be More Present With My Daughter Before She Grows Up

Fatherhood
August 26, 2020
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By Sean McCumber

I Want to Be More Present With My Daughter Before She Grows Up

I admit to not always being present. With my daughter fast approaching 13, passing like ships in the night has…

Dear Dad, Thank You From Your Grown Up Little Girl

Fatherhood
July 21, 2020
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By His View From Home

Dear Dad, Thank You From Your Grown Up Little Girl

Dear Dad, I just wanted to say thanks. Thanks for being beside my mom throughout her pregnancy and being there to…

Grief, Loss
June 29, 2020
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By Hannah Fellows

I Wish I Could Call My Dad in Heaven

I looked down at my phone the other day to call my mom and glanced at my recent calls and…

Dear Daughter, You May Be 50% Black and 50% White, But You Are 100% You

Fatherhood
June 24, 2020
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By Will Carter

Dear Daughter, You May Be 50% Black and 50% White, But You Are 100% You

It is a providence of God that I taught a student this past year. She’s mixed race, and I am…

Grown Children
June 20, 2020
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By Rachel Zeko

Thanks For Everything, Dad

It's often thought that mothers are the glue that holds their families together. That without them things would fall apart.…