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Grief, Grown Children
November 21, 2021
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By B.R. Shenoy

I Wish My Father Were Still Here

Dear Papa, Where have you departed to? I can still feel your presence in every room of the house you…

Dear Daughters, Marry Someone Just Like Dad

Marriage, Motherhood
October 26, 2021
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By Tracey Galgoci

Dear Daughters, Marry Someone Just Like Dad

I overheard a conversation between my 13- and 19-year-old daughters the other day. My younger daughter said, “I just want…

I Know You’re in a Better Place, But I Really Wish You Were Still Here

Grief
October 12, 2021
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By Casey Huff

I Know You’re in a Better Place, But I Really Wish You Were Still Here

You crossed my mind the other day—not that that's anything new. I was hanging up from an important phone call.…

Grown Children, Living
September 18, 2021
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By Summer Tocci

Why I Forgave My Toxic Father

Trigger warning: abuse My first awareness of your problem with drinking came from the blowout that ended with you going…

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

Grief, Grown Children
September 16, 2021
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By Samantha Lyn Walljasper

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

Being a “daddy’s girl” without a dad can definitely be as depressing as it sounds. I lost my dad almost…

But Dad, We Were Supposed To Have More Time

Cancer, Grief
September 5, 2021
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By Samantha Lyn Walljasper

But Dad, We Were Supposed To Have More Time

September 5, 2015 was one of the worst days of my life. It was the day I found out my…

Living, Marriage, Motherhood
September 3, 2021
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By Lauren Barrett

Dear Black Fathers, I See You

I'll never forget the day my husband and I found out we were having a baby, mostly because my tears…

Faith, Grief, Living
August 29, 2021
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By JD Arbuckle

Daddy Issues Don’t Define Me

Growing up as the daughter of an addict comes with its fair share of baggage. I like to consider myself…

Grief, Grown Children
August 27, 2021
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By Andrea Hope

How Do I Do This Without You, Dad?

Dear Daddy, It’s impossible to believe as of July, I've have lived exactly two-thirds of my life without you here…

It Takes a Special Dad To Raise a Special Child

Kids, Marriage
August 19, 2021
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By Lisa Brown

It Takes a Special Dad To Raise a Special Child

It takes a special dad to raise a special child. Sometimes you may feel you are unnoticed after having a…

My Husband is the Father My Own Dad Never Was

Kids, Marriage
July 28, 2021
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By Her View From Home

My Husband is the Father My Own Dad Never Was

My father and I danced to The Chicks "Landslide" at my wedding reception. It wasn't a typical father-daughter dance song…

Marriage
July 20, 2021
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By Kali Dawson

Dads Carry a Mental Load, Too

I was writhing in pain and wailing five words over the phone that no man with a pregnant wife ever…

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I Wish My Father Were Still Here

Dear Daughters, Marry Someone Just Like Dad

I Know You’re in a Better Place, But I Really Wish You Were Still Here

Why I Forgave My Toxic Father

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

But Dad, We Were Supposed To Have More Time

Dear Black Fathers, I See You

Daddy Issues Don’t Define Me

How Do I Do This Without You, Dad?

It Takes a Special Dad To Raise a Special Child

My Husband is the Father My Own Dad Never Was

Dads Carry a Mental Load, Too

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