“He let me sleep in. Imagine my shock waking up at 10 a.m. to not a sound in the world. Not the pitter patter of little feet, not the tugging of my sheets followed by, ‘mom, mom, mom,’ not the sounds of cartoons. I yawned, threw my hair into a messy bun and made my way downstairs thinking I would find an empty house or sleeping angel children. I didn’t find that.”
‘My husband bungee corded my kid to the backseat. Not kidding. She was 3 years old. I honestly didn’t believe it. But there she was, strapped in a makeshift five-point harness.’
‘Here’s a little secret about me: I have three fathers. The one who abused me at 3-years-old opted out of my life. I would say I’m devastated by this loss, but that’s just not the case.’
“You can either repeat the cycle or run from it. I sprinted. Because of a man who hurt me, I have the life I do now. I’ve seen this man cry at his children’s births. My kids are lucky to have a man who always shows up.”
‘At 4 a.m. we got THE call. ‘YOU’RE HAVING A BABY! Mom’s water broke! How fast can you get here?’ With tears streaming down her face, she handed him to me and said, ‘Meet your son.’
“We were 7 hours away! We woke up the friends we were staying with, told them what was happening, brushed our teeth, and hit the road! We started calling family from the car. ‘Wake up, we’re having a baby!’”
‘I was putting away two cases of beer each week’: Man decides to shake his ‘dad bod’ on Father’s Day, loses 70 pounds one year later
“I was bloated, fatigued, and increasingly unhappy with my situation, financially and emotionally. I felt like I was coming up short as a husband and father.”
‘Hello. My name is Cara, and I think you are my brother.’ Family’s emotional meeting with brother born to Vietnam War vet they never knew existed
“He said he often wondered and worried if his father had been among the tens of thousands killed in combat.”
Being a Single Dad on Father’s Day: ‘Take pride in yourself. You are exactly what your children need’
“Forget about earning thanks or recognition from anyone.”
‘I am grateful for all the stepdads that stepped up’: Mom’s heartfelt thank you to all the ‘BONUS DADS’ on Father’s Day
“There is a special place in our hearts for those men who stand up and step in. Let’s show them. Let’s tell them. Let’s be their champions. Who is yours?”
‘If I were a husband’: A wife’s honest revelation on marriage
“If I were a husband, I would get it right. So, why can’t mine?”
