When Father’s Day Is Bitter Sweet
You celebrate a few men: Your neighbor, That random dad in Target with the kids, Your friend’s husband, and other…
Pursuing Your Daddy When He Doesn’t Pursue You Back
Recently, a young reader asked me about contacting her father. She questioned whether it would be a good idea since…
6 Steps to Writing a Forgiveness Letter
“Have you written a forgiveness letter to your father?,” my counselor asked. In 30 years it never occurred to me…
Why You Shouldn’t Give Him A Piece of Your Mind
As a woman obsessed with happy endings, I held onto a fantasy father I was never destined to have. He…
Dear Hallmark. . . 3 Card Categories to Add For Father’s Day
When it comes to cards, I’m usually late. I have good intentions, really I do, but somehow between life and…
Why I Forgave My Daddy
Memories wrap around our souls like skin, reminding us – with every movement – of the pain inflicted, knowingly and…
3 Lessons Learned From a Father’s Rejection
After overcoming a fist fight with fear you finally pick up the phone to call him. There is no answer….