“Mum loves to tell me of one vision that saw her through hard times,an image she had of her four sons arm in arm.”
Every year,I get my father-in-law in Secret Santa,and every year,the experience is the same:a crushing reminder that he will never love me (or at least love my gifts).
He loves hip-hop,hoops and the Broncos. As well:Welsh poets,Paul Keating and,until three years ago,alcohol. Meet the complex man beyond the TV cameras.
“We kissed for the first time,got engaged,and two months later we were married.”
“They bring different wisdom and intuition.”
Entertainment journalist Richard says his actor-model son Christian is “far better” than him. Now,their close relationship is entering a new chapter.
Should we go for a walk?
There are three things I know I didn’t tell Dad enough before I accepted that he wasn’t getting better:I love you. I’m proud of you. I’m always thinking about you.
All I wanted for my first Father’s Day was cute cuddles and possibly a card. Instead,I received constructive criticism and feedback.
For Dodzi Kpodo,who came to Australia as a refugee in 2010,modern fatherhood has been a world of new experiences.
Almost 10 years since losing my father to cancer,I am still grieving. But now,I grieve the forward-looking memories we were yet to create.