Exploring My Father : The Father Of The Father

All of the statistics are in relation to fatherhood or the lack thereof. It relates fatherhood to a number of consequences left on the child or children. All of the sources used seemed to be cited correctly. The statistics seem to all have reliable, scholarly sources of information.

I read the book A Father's Promise. It was written by a women named Donnalynn Hess. The

I am aware of who my father is, but as of right now we do not have a relationship. My dad is a revolving door dad, which means that he has come in and out of my life as he pleases. I noticed that it is a domino effect because his father was not in his life either. His father I really wouldn’t classify as my grandfather because I can count on both hands the number of times I’ve seen him throughout my entire lifetime. In actuality, I really do not consider him as my grandfather because he did not take care for me or treat me like a real grandfather would. The man whom my grandmother is married to today for almost 40 years now is my grandfather and I value the relationship I have with him because he took me in as if I was his own.

In the short story, A Fathers Story by Andre Debus, a man named Luke Ripley is challenged by a decision that effects himself, the people he loves, and his faith. The author, Dubus, uses what a man named Paul Fussell describes as "the literary-artistic-historical sensibility"

When my dad was sent I did not want to stay home while he was fighting for his country. I would often write to him it would take several days for him to write. back but when he did he would tell us what was happening and would tell us that he loved us.

Joining the military was astonishing in very many aspects in my life and it truly molded me into who I am today. I will genuinely say that the most important people in my life are my mother and father. I am not a parent myself but I have had years to only imagine how tough parenting can be; especially when raising three stubborn boys. My mother and father are very open minded and kind hearted to everyone regardless of who they are. I will be honest here and say that I may not have been as grateful as I should have been when I was a younger kid, but that’s just life. When you are younger, everything is very simple and do not realize the little things in life. I had no other worries except for, “What’s for dinner?”. The military made me realize how much I appreciated and very much needed my loved ones. Travelling far away to Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego California and starting my very own journey was one of the toughest decisions at that time to make for myself.

After reading each of the sample essays I decided that I was going to write about the ones I connected to. Brian Musser "My Father's Son", Kelley Pheng "Small Asain Women", and Michelle Andreetta "Life with Marvin" are the essays that I can relate to.

Father, we approach you in humility, in awe of your never ending love for us. It's In this love that you have called us to know you, led us to trust you, and bound our life with yours. We rejoice with Camille and the Gibson family this morning as she has made the decision to commit her life to Christ and given him the reins to lead her down life's journey.

One of the greatest memories with my Dad was when he took me to Sioux Falls on my birthday. That was when the best memory of all time.

There are many experiences that have contributed to my talents, interests, and commitments, but one of the most significant experiences in my life was being a dependent of someone in the U.S. Army. When I was three years old my mom decided to join the Army because she concluded it was the best way at the time that she could earn enough money to take care of me. She gave birth to me at the age of seventeen and she had only strived for a high school diploma. My father was incarcerated and minimum wage was not enough to pay our bills and keep a stable home as a single parent, so I support her decision. Initially, she only enlisted for two years and was immediately sent to Iraq. She had to give guardianship to my grandmother in Pennsylvania who

In my life, I have had to say goodbye to my father, and have him absent from my life for over three years. Three whole years in which communication was limited and assurance of safety was not a thing. During these times I was faced with all the negatives of the military life, and personally felt that the military was taking my father away from me. However, as I repeatedly saw my father grin coming home from deployment, I could tell that he was not being used or just a pawn in the game. My father loved what he did and when he is home, my family has always lived life to the fullest. My father always recollects his grand memories of the military and cannot thank the military enough for all the benefits and opportunities he has been given. I personally

The Birth of my first, Jayden, was pretty normal, and he was on time. I was in labor for

My dad was sent off in 2010 to Afghanistan and I was about nine years old at the time he left. We, my family, had been slowly anticipating -waiting- his send off knowing that he had to leave soon, and it was hard, especially as a little 4th grader. When the dreaded day came, we all jumped into his arms, giving him bear hugs, and watched him leave, following him with our eyes until we couldn’t see him anymore. From the moment we dropped him off at the airport, we started waiting; for feedback, for the next call, and for him to come back home in a year. Waiting for those precious moments to be with my dad again was like torture, but there was more to come and we had to continue on.

The conversation that I observed was between my boyfriend and his father on January 31st, 2017. Their conversations in general are usually, emotionless, sports related, and complaining about other people and/or their day. However, in this conversation, they were talking about the recent death of a family member. As they talked more about the passing of this loved one, they began to reflect about their time with that person and how they ended up passing. I think that this conversation was a wake up call for them both that life is extremely short and the people around you can leave unexpectedly without any warning. By the end of this topic, they were both sad for a slight second, and then they resumed towards their usual topics.

My father’s military service has impacted me in numerous ways. When I was a little girl, the occasional absence of my father while he was deployed allowed me to become selfless towards others. The military has impacted my life by instilling selflessness into me. My father has impacted me through the courage he shares amongst his fellow soldiers. In 2007, he was severely injured during a deployment, and assisted a fellow soldier who was also