A Good Cop Like My Dad Carries So Much More Than a Badge
I remember the day I truly learned what my dad did for a living. I was 14, and he took me for a ride-along. The first call we got seemed like an easy…
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What Will Life Be Like Without My Dad?
“How are you doing?” friends ask with sympathy in their eyes. I give a standard reply because I don’t even know what I could say that would…
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My Dad is Always There When I Need Him
Last year, I had an abnormal mammogram that resulted in a diagnostic mammogram, ultrasound, and eventually a biopsy. For a few weeks, I lived in the…
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He May Not Be My Husband Anymore But He’s Still a Great Dad
We won’t speak to the marriage. It didn’t end well. He’s a fantastic dad, though. Really, the very best. His role as Dad…
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My Dad Isn’t Just a Statistic—He Was Our Everything
My mom just brought my dad’s ashes home. He is finally home . . . just not how we thought we’d be able to bring him home. My chest aches. For…
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I Missed Out On 30 Years With the Brother I Never Knew I Had
It’s no secret my father and I have a strained relationship. I’ve opened my heart to speak about our troubled past—a past that’s flooded with…
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He’s Not a Unicorn Husband, He’s Just a Good Man
This man worked a 13 hour day in 90-degree weather and walked through the door and asked, “I’m home, what can I do to help you?”…
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My Daddy is Waiting For Me in Heaven
A few weeks ago, I visited my daddy’s grave for the first time since he passed over three years ago. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long.…
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There’s Just Something About a Girl Dad
There’s just something about a girl dad. He has a hand gentle enough to tie hair ties, precise enough to paint toenails. He smirks and brings…
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I Wanted To Raise My Son To Put God First, But My Husband Showed Him How
I wanted to raise my son to be a gentleman. A man of integrity, kindness, gentleness, self-control . . . basically a guy with the fruits of the…
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