Funerals, Fathers, and Family, Family, Family
I remember in my youth going to funerals and being bored to tears. Except for those memorializing people I was very close to, I avoided them like the plague. I…
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Currents June 2023
This month’s tenet celebrates the irreplaceable role of fathers, and then adds a twist–our need to build interdependent relationships with men. These are two vital concepts, often dismissed as outdated…
Distinctly Dad. A film by Johnson & Johnson
We’re sharing this video because we do believe that Dads are so very important and irreplaceable. Enjoy!
A Strong Hand and a Gentle Heart
When I was born into my family my parents didn’t know they had given birth to a very strong-willed and independent female. Those traits have served me well as I…
A Tribute to Good Fathers
I’ve always been impressed by my father’s consistent patience and optimism. Even in the darkest of situations, he would portray optimism among his frustrations. I also consider myself very lucky…
Where do Fathers fit in Maternal Feminism?
Last year at CSW an Indian woman, Ms. Sai, from an organization called Swayam Shikshan Prayog reported on a project in which rural women were making and selling solar-powered lamps.…
July 2018 Board Message
Two Poems and the Power to Choose As a little girl I remember sitting at my father’s feet as he would recall classic poems and teach my five siblings and…
A Father’s Heart
“You gotta have heart,” says the song about a down and out baseball team. John Sudbury isn’t a lyricist, but he could have written those words. He has a heart…
June 2018 Board Message
That’s me in the middle – one sister with four brothers. Actually, I had a big sister, but when I was only six months old, my sister Charlotte passed away. …