Not knowing his dad leads to anger issues
“When I was 11, my aunt told me that the man I always thought was my dad was not my real dad. I was devastated. I couldn’t believe that a family could hold secrets like that...
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Dad’s death has lasting impact on children
“When my dad died, he was just 41. He left behind my mom and five kids. I was the oldest at 16. The youngest was 3. The toughest part was just trying to go on with...
60 years later, he still misses his dad
“I will never, ever, ever forget that night. “My dad was working for the old Houston Post. He was circulation manager for the La Porte area, where we lived. We did a lot of things together,...
Doomsday prepper dad prepares her for COVID-19
“My dad was a Southern Baptist minister and a doomsday prepper. I was raised in Palestine, up in East Texas. We lived in the parsonage next to the church where my dad preached. But he also...
Boy Scouts ‘best thing that’s happened in my life’
“My mom put me in Scouts when I was 6 years old. I went all the way through. I’m an Eagle Scout. I’ve got like 70 merit badges. I love Scouts so much. I think it’s...
Lessons learned helps him raise his children
“I’ve got good kids for real, man. They are so good and so polite. They believe in abiding by the rules and laws. They have a high level of respect for everybody, even more so for...
Dad’s life lessons pay off for grateful son
“We grew up in a rough neighborhood. When we were young, it was pretty hard to be raised over there. But I made it through. Me and my brothers and sisters, we all made it through....
Single mom commits to raising son on her own
“I’m a single mom. I’ve never been married. I was with his dad for six years. Then I was with another man for nine years, but we split up recently. “Now I’ve decided it might just...
Father taught his three sons the value of hard work
“When I was 12 years old my daddy said to me and my two brothers, ‘Boys, you may never go to college. You may never even get out of high school. But by the time you...
Dad makes sacrifices to help take care of his family
“We have five kids: 19, 17, 15, 13 and 9. They’re all my world. But my youngest one here, she goes everywhere with me. I can’t even go to the grocery store without her. She’s daddy’s...
