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Grief, Grown Children
May 31, 2022
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By Beth Bate-DuBoff

I Wanted to Call You Last Night, Dad

I went to call you last night. I was sitting in my room, watching grown men play a child’s game.…

No Man in a Girl’s Life Holds More Influence than Her Dad

Kids, Marriage, Motherhood
May 24, 2022
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By Betsy Moore

No Man in a Girl’s Life Holds More Influence than Her Dad

As I sat outside Walmart watching my husband of nearly 16 years walk in with my 9-year-old daughter to buy…

My Absent Father is the Reason I’ll Always Put My Son First

Grown Children, Living
April 6, 2022
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By Evelyn Kulcsar Ernano

My Absent Father is the Reason I’ll Always Put My Son First

Hi Dad, it’s me, your little girl. I am now a parent myself. I now have my own little kid…

Living
March 7, 2022
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By Makayla Hancock-Harris

The Powerful Love of Black Fatherhood

I remember growing up as a little girl in the suburban areas of Kansas City. As I entered preschool, my…

A Daddy is Strong When No One Else Can Be

Grief, Living, Marriage
January 20, 2022
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By Courtney Mount

A Daddy is Strong When No One Else Can Be

When a man marries, he is expected to be the leader and the rock of the family. Visibly unaffected by…

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…

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…

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I Wanted to Call You Last Night, Dad

No Man in a Girl’s Life Holds More Influence than Her Dad

My Absent Father is the Reason I’ll Always Put My Son First

The Powerful Love of Black Fatherhood

A Daddy is Strong When No One Else Can Be

The Little Girl in Me Still Yearns For a Present Father

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

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So God Made a Mother