“Caregiver day is a wonderful idea, becase when you love your children, every day is a day you get to be with and celebrate them.”

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This is a comment by CJ on the post “What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?”

You Don’t Need To Thank Me For Father’s Day

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Robert Duffer has taught his kids some things and showed them others. And he wants nothing more than to hang on to every moment of those experiences.

Father’s Day/Week/Life

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It’s the “Love, Recorded” Father’s Day, but hasn’t it been Father’s Day every day?

The Father That I Loved

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For any given memory, Lisa Hickey will always choose to remember the good.

Father’s Day Can be a Total Bummer if Your Dad Was/Is a Piece of S***

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Alex Steed gets that not every father has given his children a reason to celebrate.

I Forgive You, Dad

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Rebecca Butler had wanted her mom to to leave her dad after he was unfaithful. She is thankful now that didn’t happen.

Why Would a Dad Deface the Queen of England?

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Fathers’ Day is an opportunity to remember the challenges faced by dads as the shape of the modern family keeps shifting

What Dad Really Wants

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This Father’s Day, Colin Berry suggests, maybe it’s time to give Dad more than just another tie or gift card.

The Ultimate Father’s Day Gift

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Why I am interviewing my dad for Father’s Day.

My Dad Would Have Been 80 Today

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Mike Patrick sees his dad as a coach, teacher, mentor, and father.

This Is What Happens When a Dad Advocates For His Daughter

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At 21 days old, Joanna Schroeder had severe hip problems requiring hospitalization. Her dad invented and built a device so she could stay home with her family.

What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?

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A regular GMP contributor discusses his own troubled childhood and argues that society might be better served with a single Caregiver’s Day intended to acknowledge the contributions of all the people who have an impact on a child’s well-being.

I Never Told My Dad I Loved Him Before He Died

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When she was young, Emily Kavanaugh clashed with her father. It wasn’t until he died far too young that she got to know who he truly was.

Once More, From the Top – The Dance of Fatherhood

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Alex Yarde found his daughter’s dance recital a little shocking, but he realizes that aversion to change is a natural part of being a parent.

You Won’t Remember How You Got Through: To Dads Spending Their Day in NICU

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Mark Brislin walked into the storm that surrounds the birth of a preemie. And walked out changed. His message to NICU dads: You are not alone.

Too Many Fatherless Father’s Days

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Patrick Caneday didn’t know what he was missing, growing up without a father around, until he became a father, himself.