Knowing that you have a safety net to catch you is a different kind of feeling  It’s a concrete kind of confidence emboldening the lens with which I view mys...

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 ...

My parents both left Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and studied at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands where they met, learned a new language, married and s...

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...

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, sudde...

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...

If I had to guess my father’s love language growing up, I would say it was quality time. He would spend time with me and others with care that hugged us with...

Married Father of Alyssa (7) Orlando, Florida In the short time that I’ve been a dad I’ve found that so many people will have suggestions on what you should ...

Divorced Father of 2 Nashville, Tennessee I never want my daughters to grow up and have “daddy issues “ so I focus on being present in their lives. By presen...

Married Father of 2 Alexandria Va Falling is Learning: The Lesson We Should Remember as We Teach it to Our Children. She had wobbled, fought for her balance,...

The Why The kiddo has a birthday coming up. There is no way around it, it's going to be a spectacle. Try as I may to rein-in expectations, She has been makin...