To all the poal dads.. I know you were never warned that the hardest part of being a dad would be protecting the kid form the government.. I know that many of you have to fight to even see your kids, that it seems like the world is against your attempts to be a dad...
Just remember, you are the biggest difference between a kid being a scumbag and not. No matter how hard it is, and that you maybe don't even get a pair of socks today, you matter more than you could ever imagine. Keep pushing, keep up the fight, keep being dad, stay strong when your teen tells you that they hate you and your ruining their life (that's code for "thank you dad, for protecting me form myself").
If no one else tells you this, you are LOVED for your efforts to help our society. If not by those directly benefiting from it, then from the other dads out there that are desperately hoping for a better world for their kids. Keep pushing, keep being dad, the world needs you.
Thank you for this. I couldn't have put it better.
My hope is that every dad that's out there, especially the ones that struggle to deal with it every day, gets told this OFTEN.
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