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“I am grieved for my childrenand boys in particularthat this modern age is emasculating men under the guise of the best interest of the children.”
“I am grieved for my children—and boy’s in particular—that this modern age is emasculating men under the guise of “the best interest of the children”.”
“If there is such a thing as depression and despair, I experienced it during the months leading-up to and following the divorce. Insomnia, constant and uncontrollable thoughts and a deep sense of lo...”
“You cannot begin to understand the failure of marriageor the living of these ideas commitment or covenantwithout considering and factoring in the devaluing of fatherhood. The two are inextricably l...”
“The conception of marriage that he formed as a young person and envisioned as an adult has been marred by circumstances that he believes could have been overcome without divorce. Yet, he still beli...”
“I acknowledge that a wife does (and should) exercise a degree of control in the family and home; but what I present is not a constructive form aimed at supporting a healthy relationship, but a dest...”
“How can you be a 'Former-Father'? Is it possible to be a father but, because someone or something is determined to illegalize it, being a father becomes a thing of the past? Should you simply consi...”
“If children matter, than whom more to stand in the gap than their parents; yet sadly, the parents (or a parent) can ironically become the chief enemy for which the children may hold in contemptrath...”
“If we reward our children for doing the right things, or discipline for intentionally doing the wrong things, then we might be viewed as doing the right thing. On the other hand, we (or parents) mi...”
“In the depression, was I ever suicidal; or in other words, did I ever think about taking my life? Im not sure if I ever pondered this act but, honestly, I did not care whether I lived or died; for ...”
“eRemember though, that happiness can never be achieved through the expectations levied on another; such a notion is not doomed to failbut is just doomed! Happiness can never be achieved through the...”
“In the closing of this chapter, Lutzer describes the choice of forgiveness in more detail: 'Without both honesty andforgiveness, there can be no freedom from the fits of rage.'What happens through ...”
“A mosaic of memories takes me back to my own childhood, and then to my children. My earliest memory of St. Augustine was a day trip from Jacksonville; a day with some neighbors who were nice enough...”
“Contentment sounds ideal; and ignorance is bliss! But what remains of truth, justice and liberty? Why can millions of parent do what I did, and not give the law a consideration? Why do I have to su...”
“I was once, I am, and I will always be my childrens father. As to those individuals who have tried so desperately to destroy the fact, I offer forgiveness and seekreconciliation. As to the institut...”
“Roughly a month into my stay in jail, I began the first of twelve letters. The choice of titles had much to do with my reason (or circumstances) for being incarcerated: I was a parent of a past-mar...”
“No terms, no conditions, no promises, no commitment, and no institutionbut only another example of what happens when law and politics attempt to regulate a religious institution.”
“A faraway-father is distant from his children; not necessarily in geography, but sociallyeither by choice or by force. Our country has many fathers who are figuratively-forced far and away from the...”
“Jail is more commonly-suited to those less-commonly able to finance a defense (or to potentially pander the prosecution). The choices for council is either a retained lawyer or, by default, a publi...”
“My association of jail to high school is probably on the basic similarity of a communicable social-setting. These few settings represent a frame of reference: a somewhat fraternal order (though I n...”
“Fear is a subject that I have become increasingly aware ofthe result of a period that I call post-divorce. Admittedly aware of the general concerns about falling too, I am more concerned about the ...”
