parents
The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
Of Dads and Men
In Stigma, Erving Goffman observes that “in an important sense there is only one complete unblushing male in America: a young, married, white, urban, northern, heterosexual Protestant father of college education, fully employed, of good complexion, weight and height and a recent record in sports.” That was never my father. However, I would argue that my father was a man in all the ways that matter.
By June A Demus4 years ago in Families
Tale of the Tache
I love my dad, also known as Tache and Grandad Tache. You won't be surprised to learn that this is because of his long-adorned moustache, a facial feature which has become so much part of his identity that it has also become the name by which all of my family - me, my husband and my two boys - call him. Despite being encouraged to shave it off, by my mother mainly, he has stubbornly held onto this facial hair statement, in spite of its bristly-ness and the idea that he would look better without it.
By Rachel Deeming4 years ago in Families
what to say when you see a child with a disability 💭
A couple of years ago, I uploaded a vlog all about What Not To Say To A Parent Of A Child With A Disability. To be transparent.. when I uploaded that video, the reality that things were going to look differently than I had imagined had just set in. For context, some of the sayings in that video:
By EMandKids | AmazingAbigailGrace4 years ago in Families
Every Pain, Everywhere, All at Once
It's been nearly a year since I last spoke to my mother. It isn't the first time that we've been estranged, but it is the longest. It feels like this time may be for good. I don't know how we come back from it. I don't know if I want to.
By Ashley Wallace4 years ago in Families
George Elwood Ellis
Not long after my father’s initial hospitalization in December, I made my husband go shopping for a new suit. “For my mental health,” I think I said. The clerk at the Haggar store was a talkative, colorful man and I watched with amusement as he held a pair of hapless shoppers hostage regaling them with his personal chronicles of Sunday mornings as a young boy dressed in a 3-piece suit, Fedora, alligator shoes and a cane. I poked my head into my husband’s dressing room and whispered, “It’s like being visited by the spirit of my father.” Anyone who knew my dad, sooner or later, found themselves cornered while he delivered a story loudly, passionately, lengthily, and with little to no regard to your actual interest level.
By Grace Ellis Barber4 years ago in Families
Dear Dad…
Dear Dad, Thank you for choosing me. That’s exactly what you did. You chose me. You came into my life knowing that I was not your responsibility. You had no part in my genetic make up. Yet, you still chose me. You claimed me as your own, and you never once treated me differently. You were my dad by choice.
By Arianna Wright4 years ago in Families
How Fatherhood and Money Changed Me - Naira Marley
Popular Nigerian singer Naira Marley is one of the most popular, most controversial, and most talked-about artistes in the industry. During the span of his career, he has been able to amass quite the dedicated audience, his Marlians, and has recently come out with his first studio album.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Families
Know About Our True Parent on Global Parents Day
Global Parents Day : Highlights Global Parents Day is observed annually to admire the role and value of parents in keeping a family together. Every year this day is celebrated on 1st June by default. This day came into existence in the year 2012 by the United Nations (UN). Every year the day is observed with a dedicated theme which highlights a particular perspective for that year. The United Nations urges every parent around the globe to spend time with their children so as to avoid communication gaps in families.
By SA News Channel4 years ago in Families
