“As a parent, it sucks when you have childcare issues. Employers should understand, but they just DON’T. SMDH and praying for a miracle at the same time.” That came to me by way of my friends Facebook posting today. It amazes me how little thought people give to having children. Especially when their relationship is […]
Read moreBeing a Dad
Being a single dad is the hardest job in the world. What makes it the hardest job, you might ask? Well for starters, we have to get over the negative stereotypes and misconceptions that pervade American society about dads in general. Secondly, is this issue surrounding the absence of “Black Fathers” in the traditional family […]
Read moreA Friend Of Mine
He was a friend of mine, and I never asked him to buy life insurance because I didn’t want him to think I was the kind of person who would use friendship for personal gain. He was a friend of mine and when he married I was glad. Because i knew his wife too, and […]
Read moreFather’s Day
“Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad.” Father’s Day is a special day that marks fatherhood to honor and venerate our fathers. We all know that being a parent does not come with an instruction manual. Fathers have a very special role to play in the […]
Read moreDo Names Affect A Childs life?
I recently overheard a conversation on a Bronx-bound 2 train between an expecting couple. The topic of discussion was what they should name the baby. The father wanted the baby to be named after him, the mother wanted to create a combination name using both of their names. As a single father of a boy […]
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August 8, 2011 
