Friday I caught an NPR broadcast of StoryCorps segment about an adoptive dad and his son. The piece truly resonated with me. I really enjoy the StoryCorps segments. The mission of the StoryCorps "is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening." Friends and family interview each other and the recordings are preserved at the Library of Congress.
Fathers Day sneaks up on me now. Suddenly it's here with greeting card displays jumping out at me. Even though I try not to be manipulated by the commercialism, it still makes me sad to not have Grandfather around to call on Fathers Day. It makes me sad to not have a father who's a dad. Which is one of the reasons I love to see Black men with their children. Last summer one of my neighbors was always walking his kids up to the rec center field for baseball games. Always smiled to see it. My parenting role model is this good brother who spent most of his twin sons' early years as a stay-at-home dad. And I have much, much respect for the babas who have learned how to comb hair (I'd have much respect for me if I learned how to do that as well).
Fathers Day sneaks up on me now. Suddenly it's here with greeting card displays jumping out at me. Even though I try not to be manipulated by the commercialism, it still makes me sad to not have Grandfather around to call on Fathers Day. It makes me sad to not have a father who's a dad. Which is one of the reasons I love to see Black men with their children. Last summer one of my neighbors was always walking his kids up to the rec center field for baseball games. Always smiled to see it. My parenting role model is this good brother who spent most of his twin sons' early years as a stay-at-home dad. And I have much, much respect for the babas who have learned how to comb hair (I'd have much respect for me if I learned how to do that as well).
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