Fathers

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Then and Now: Dad and I Through the Years

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or as long as we’ve been in this world, our dads have been around. They’ve watched us take our tentative first steps, learn how to drive, sign our first job contracts, and for some of us, get married and start our own families.
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A Dad’s POV: The Unseen Pressures They Silently Shoulder

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Our earthly fathers are not perfect, and in their humanness, they may have failed us—but one thing’s for sure: fatherhood is tough!

“Dear sons…”, a young father’s advice to his children

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“Dear sons” is made up of a series of advice a young father, Martin, wants to instill in the lives of his children, Moshe (8) and Elliott (5). Fatherhood, Martin has learned, can be challenging, and often reveals our inadequacies. But it also provides us—and not just our children—an opportunity to learn and grow.
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The Day I Forgave My Abusive Father

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I used to hate my father. In my eyes, he was a compulsive gambler, a hypocrite and someone not worthy of being a father.
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To Those Not Celebrating Father’s Day

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I have nothing against Father’s Day. My family just never had the practice of celebrating it—along with other occasions like Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day.
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A Letter To The Man of Few Words

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It is late October. I am seven and barely 90 centimeters tall. You seem like a giant to me. I reach out to hold you and my tiny hands are engulfed by your smooth and strong palms.
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How I Came to Understand My Parents

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Written By Lim Chien Chong Chien Chong joined Singapore Youth…
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The Struggle To Love My Dad

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I cannot remember a time when my dad played a significant part…

ODB: Teaching By Example

While waiting for an eye examination, I was struck by a statement I saw in the optometrist’s office: “Eighty percent of everything children learn in their first 12 years is through their eyes.” I began thinking of all that children visually process through reading, television, film, events, surroundings, and observing the behavior of others, especially their families. On this Father’s Day,