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...

⁣ 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...

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...

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...

I have four nephews, three of whom are fathers.  Well, not only fathers but outstanding,  fathers.  It is hard for me to make the argument that a woman can’t...

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...

Dear Bobby,⁣⁣ While we remember very different versions of my childhood, one thing we agree on was⁣⁣ the story of me going off to college. Early on, it was c...

I recently read a quote that said, “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” Fortunately for me, my life came with Bobbie Jean— a true south...

My mom is my greatest example of unconditional love and self-sacrifice. My mother was 16 going on 17 when I was born, and she was determined to give me the b...