From Fatherless to Manliness

"Defend the poor and the fatherless. Vindicate the afflicted and the poor." -Psalm 82:3

There is a common thread which runs through the frayed cord of men, not only in our time and the last many generations, but in time immemorial: our fathers. Whether good or bad or all-together absent, fathers impact the lives of their sons. My story is, perhaps, a bit unique as I grew up both fatherless and fathered. Where my story is not unique is that, even though I had a good example of living life as a man, growing up, I did not have a complete example. I'm not sure any boy really does, as there are some lessons we only come to know when our minds have matured to a point that they are able...

 
 
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