tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9438466.post6860413274115997212..comments2023-06-20T06:34:12.073-07:00Comments on <b>MAN-MAKING BLOG</b>: A Call to Missing FathersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9438466.post-15535147040446751522009-01-31T08:16:00.000-07:002009-01-31T08:16:00.000-07:00I just watched the video and was/am blown away. O...I just watched the video and was/am blown away. Of late, being a father to my three has been tough…lots of tension with one in particular. I was feeling pretty down about that and seeing the video was really helpful because I saw the good parts of me in it. I’ve done the best I can, had some notable successes and some equally notable failures, but I did what I could and was present. I realize this video was not supposed to be about me but it was. <BR/><BR/>What’s hard is the kid gets to decide, after a while and as time goes by, if they want the father in their life. Other factors, outside influences, come into their lives. My hope and trust is that the early years overcome the negatives. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for sending the video. I really needed it as today we gather to celebrate my mother’s 97th birthday and the kid who doesn’t want to be in the room with me will be in the room with me. Higher Power stuff at work today and you are a part of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9438466.post-24307063669001640022009-01-31T08:05:00.000-07:002009-01-31T08:05:00.000-07:00I admit to not being a member of the hip hop gener...I admit to not being a member of the hip hop generation but this video and its message touched me as much as Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changin" which was the cry of my youth. "Father Father" replaces "Ye Mothers and Fathers" as all generations replace the ones who have gone before and the message is the same. Thanks for sending this EarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com