Father

The U.S. Census Bureau’s statistic reveals that one out of every three children in America live without their dad in the home. Since 1991, the number of children with a father in prison has grown by 79%. With 92 percent of the jail inmates being fathers, the father absence crisis in America is real. The “adverse childhood experience” (ACE) a child faces for having a parent in jail is different from other ACEs. The experience inflicts a lot of stigma, trauma, and shame on the children. They are…

Atticus may have a few issues, but he still has many wonderful qualities as a father. All parents make mistakes, but Atticus still teaches many valuable lessons and is a superb father. Atticus shows many reasons why he is a admirable parent to Scout and Jem. Atticus isn’t always around to help the kids, but when he is, the kids enjoy it. He helps Scout gain more knowledge then she learns in school. Atticus is a excellent role model to his kids. Jem has always been inspired by him since their…

Why did my dad leave? Why was my mom crying at night? Why wasn’t anyone telling me anything, then again I was only four, I wouldn’t understand. The only thing I did grasp was that my dad wasn’t going to be coming home anytime soon. Months later my father showed up, he was happy and so was my mom. It was all giggles and laughter at the Guzman residence for a while, but that didn’t last long. It started off with my mom and dad having arguments from time to time over my dad’s drinking, I can’t…

What does one say to the only child in her family that does not have her biological father in her life? Everywhere she looks, she sees others with their dads. Her grandfather was in her mother’s life. Her siblings have their fathers. Her cousins and friends have their fathers. So, who does she turn to? The first response she would always hear is, “God is your father, you do not need an earthly one.” That sounds beautiful; however, it is irrelevant when she’s crying in the middle of the night,…

studying because she needed to raise my older sister, and she had to stay home while my father came to the states to make money. My mom couldn’t go out with her friends because now she had a baby to take care of, she couldn 't go out on adventures and see the world, visit new places, meet new people because now my mom had the responsibility of carrying a child wherever it was that she went. Nine months after my father had left to the states so did my…

It’s taken me a while to get to where I am today, and I must thank you for most of it. A Stepdad was never a thing I thought I’d have – I had become so used to the idea of one Dad and one Mom, that any other relationship seemed inconceivable. As a eight -year-old, it didn’t really feel like I had a say in anything, including you – which, let’s face it, I didn’t. I must have thought you coming into our lives would weaken the close bond I’d formed with my Mom, and I didn’t want to lose that. I…

Today had been long. It was one of those days that Cassidy wanted to end with a bear hug from her dad. Her dad was always the person to brighten her day or least from what she remembers. When she was little, he would feed her popsicles for tender bitten tongues and coax straws filled with bubbles of ginger ale past pale nauseous little lips. His arms were the only place she was willing to sleep; even at thirteen Cassie wished that she still could. Because her daddy gave her medicine and laid her…

Growing up I was very quiet, reserved, and always well behaved. My dad commonly used the word “stoic” when describing me to others and phrases such as “the good one” in contrast to my younger brother and sister. I made my bed every morning, helped mom around the house, did my homework with precision, and cleaned up after the disobedient ones. All that was okay for a little while. But by the time I was seven, I knew there was something wrong with dad. I've spent the better part of my life…

Proud, motivational, and determined – that is how I will remember Dad. I’ll forever cherish all the good memories we’ve had…but I can’t believe you’re really gone. It’s as if only yesterday it was the day of my big game for the All-Scholastic Championship Team of New York. You were so proud of me that day; there was nothing that could ruin your positive energy that day. It felt like thousands of people were watching the game that day, but the only person I cared about was you. I still…

Toms father is absent most of his life. Tom has to adjust to the life without a father which can be quite hard. Tom was forced to take the role as a father. He grew up without being able to have a dad to talk too about how manhood worked or someone to talk too about boy problems. Tom didn’t have a man in his life to love him. He was raised to keep all of his problems bottled up and didn’t know how to share love or to love someone without being mean. Tom grew up without a man to help him…