Daddy Dearest – I Now Understand
I now understand, you didn’t really understand the Truth about life. I now understand, you didn’t really understand that in burying your head, you were simply passing along your pain. I now understand, the bullets you shot weren’t directed at me. I now understand, the pain that you bore that made you a soul, who […]
My Notes for Absent Fathers
As that daughter of that absent father, I’d like to suggest there is always a chance you can make your “mis-takes” better. After all my years in these shoes it seems to me that it makes a difference that you try to make it right with your daughter, or with your son for that matter; […]
How I Learned to Feel About Father’s Day After Growing Up Without My Father
The most searing memories of my childhood are the many times my father promised to come for Christmas dinner but never did. My brother and I would fall asleep on the sofa waiting for his footsteps to come up the stairs of our apartment building. My father always seemed cool and collected. That’s why as […]