Comments on: Fathers. More valuable than they realize.

By: Joyce M.

Joyce M. — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:33:18 +0000

“But I get it now; few fairy-tale fathers exist. Sometimes dads mess up. Sometimes they walk away, convinced that their kids are better off without them. Sometimes their kids are taken from their lives and they never get the chance to seek forgiveness.”

I love that part! That’s a very touching post.

By: Muriel

Muriel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:12:01 +0000

Very beautiful post. Thanks for sharing your experience. My father is far from being perfect, he is bipolar and let’s just say that my only goal in life was initially to escape from home. I understood, eventually, that he is sick. I am grateful for having him, with all his flaws.

By: Maynard

Maynard — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:04:24 +0000

Thank you, Janet. This article is very powerful in its message. You have a talent and a perspective that is needed. Thank you for sharing.

By: Curt

Curt — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:18:39 +0000

Awesome post. First time visiting the site (I saw it on Twitter), I am the father of twin girls. I always keep in mind what Mitch Albom wrote in The Five People You Mett in Heaven:

“All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.”

I strive to only smudge now and then.

By: Mary DeMuth

Mary DeMuth — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:55:32 +0000

Beautiful post. Very well written. I so know that Daddy ache, and understand the forgiveness aspect. May God continue to fulfill that Daddy role in your heart.