Married Father of 1 Maryland I love my Pops. It’s hard not to love a man who taught me how to ride a bike, patch a hole in the wall (that my brothers and I c...

What does a tribute to my father look like? It starts with a decade of love and relationship development to have the experience with your partner and culmina...

How do I clearly articulate what you mean to me? How do I narrow a list of so many stories down? How do I choose? How do I tell them I am literally my dad's ...

⁣ As I sat across from the strange man, all I heard was a blurred mix of clichés and familiar phrases. This grief counselor was feebly attempting to guide me...

I was so honored and pleased to write this love note to Giovanni. He is a great dad and partner. I want everyone to know how amazing he is and how fortunate w...

The “strong father” is a constant, a central motif in my family’s story. The patriarchal foundation that undergirds my lineage is so strong, that reverence ...

This Father’s Day season, I have an unusual joy. Having lost my own dad 7 years ago, it’s typically been a day of grief and pain. But this year my partner Wi...

“I don’t want to be one of those guys,” my husband said to me. “I want to be home for dinner with our kids, every night.” We didn't have children yet, but Je...

A thousand grains of sand… Those words best describe what my father has been for me – every day before school when the small lessons and words of encourageme...

On March 23, 2001, I was brought into this world and introduced to my mother, Ivey Brandon. She has taken care of me for the past 18 years and I couldn’t tha...

I met Kara over 20 years ago. I was taking summer school classes at the local “Harvard on the Highway” AKA community college and, for anyone who remotely know...

My mom, Ruth Kelley, affectionately known as “Truth,” raised three boys in South Central Los Angeles, where I was born. My father voluntarily vanished months...

Remembering Portia White By Theresa S. Thames I remember the phone call. Portia on the other end with her calm voice barely above a whisper saying, “Girrrrl,...

Married Father of 1 - Emory (5 months old) Suitland, Maryland Fathering Tip In the era of social media, it’s easy to get lost in your feed or timeline and fi...