Dad and Daughter Film Last Dance Together at Her Wedding Before He Died of Cancer (Video)

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This is love.

“There is nothing worse than being a NICU parent, but there is nothing greater than being one who is blessed and lucky enough to take your child home.”

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These are comments by Harley, Samara, and Mark on the post “There Are No Gender Politics in the NICU – Baby With a ‘Bucket List’”.

“I was standing in the kitchen, my daughter wrapped in a blanket and rocking against my naked chest.”

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What’s YOUR parental baptismal story?

“People don’t wake up one day and decide that suicide is something they want to do.”

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This is a comment by Tom B on the post “How to Help Someone Who Is Feeling Suicidal”.

A Burning Need

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Even in the face of my worst anxiety, the fireplace has always been there to clear my head and calm my heart.

“I completely missed how hard my father tried to bond with me, and how I pushed him away.”

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This is a comment by Brendan on the post “14 Ways to Demonstrate ‘I Love You” to Your Son”.

The Son I Never Met: Men and Miscarriage

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Ten years later, I still haven’t talked about how much the miscarriage affected me.

“People tend to assume men do not yearn, do not carry that boundless love that is all powerful.”

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This is a comment by jemima101 on the post “A Single Man’s Adoption Story”.

“Many judges repeat the false assumption that children need both parents equally.”

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This is a comment by Barry Goldstein on the post “Are States Giving Custody to Rapist Fathers?”

Discarding and Infinite: A Father, a Son, and Everything

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A poem for raising a boy.

Oh, I Get Why It’s Called The Good Men Project Now

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The signs are all there: it’s about the discussion.