I Am a Father Stories of Experiences

I had two kids with my wife. My son would have been 26 but I lost him to suicide. I still cry myself to sleep because I have not stopped thinking about him. If I would have known to do anything differently with him I would have.
My...

He's 19....a very important number in Mid-World.   I'm 58.  Do the math....that means he was born in 1993 when I was 39.  And I have loved every blessed minute of being his Dad.  We have been buddies, confidants, business partners...

It was late afternoon last week when our daughter suddenly announced that she lost her braces. Shock! It was her birthday. She had received a number of gifts from friends in school. Before she enjoyed a bubble gum, she took out her...

My wife and I are expecting our first child on March 10th or March 11th.. She's being induced on the evening of the 10th! I can't even begin to share how excited I am to become a Father! We are having a boy and I look forward to...

I have always been touched by the Harry Chapin son “Cat’s in the cradle”. For those of you who don’t know the song, the storyline is about a father who was so busy with his career that he failed to make his child a priority. In...

I have 4 and 7 year old kids. They are the light of my life. They make me get up in the morning and give my life purpose beyond professional goals or selfish ways. Being a father for me is the hardest endeavor to sustain and be...

"I KNOW YOU MAY HV READ IT BEFORE BUT ITS WORTH READING MANY TIMES" A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?' DAD: 'Yea...h sure...

I can't begin to find the words to express the way I feel. It is as if my body would burst from all the happiness and excitement.I am now a father.  A real father of two little children.  I can't believe that I could get any happier...

My 6-year old daughter is one of my greatest loves. I am grateful that I spend time with her every day. Last week I asked her to make a checklist for herself to get ready for school each morning. This morning I came up with one for...

My dear 9 year old daughter walked down into the kitchen this morning at 7am.

"Dad," she lamented, "I've been up since 5."

"Why?" I asked.

"Clothes" was her one word answer.

I gave her a puzzled expression.

"I couldn't figure...

I am remarried w/three sons. They are Jeff,42, David, 39, and Adam 27. Jeff lives near by, David lives in Florida,( he's the jock) , and Adam lives in Philly.
Adam is the only one who went to college. He attended the Philadelphia...

I am 26 years old and my first child is a boy, he is due March 24, 2013. So far everything in the pregnancy is going well. I just hope my baby will be healthy, safe and live a happy life! That is all I want for this Christmas, and the...

i have two lovely sons and i wanna rise them up by right ways but i had i problem with thier mother and we got divorced, i had to leave them with her and i didn't feel comfortable with her rising way and she wasn't taking care of them...

Being a father is the most important thing in my life. Everything, and I mean everything else, comes second. I love my daughter more than anyone on the face of the Earth. I would die for her. I wasn't a good father when she was a...

lol... no, you read right... i, a mother and very much a woman, am also in an odd way, father too... with help from MY father... i have finally taught my dear son to P33 standing up!!!! not really...

I have never experienced such a feeling of relief as I did when my son was born. It truly was the most emotional night of my life.
The pregnancy itself was unusual in that my wife, who barely weighed 100 pounds, gained 100 pounds. But...

THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED OF ME BY A YOUNG WOMAN:
Why is it so important for a father to be in his daughter's life?

After standing there for a few minutes with my jaw hanging down, I finally answered:

This question just blows me away...

I have a son and a daughter. Their mother and I split up when the kids were quite young, with my ex taking the kids 3000 miles away. Through a series of silly choices over the years, I had lost touch with my children and their mother...

I am the proud father of three young boys; ages 4 years, 2 years, and 10 months. They can be a handful at times, and the middle one is developmentally delayed, but I would not give them up for anything.