“We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?” MotherFatherAppreciateDistanceParentingExpectedCriticizeHookAppreciatedOur FatherLong DistanceCloseness Book:At Large Source: At Large
“I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine.” FatherJusticeCommonHealingLibertyRichMinesBlessingIndependenceDistanceProsperityEnjoyedGloriousThis DayRejoiceFourthSunlightPaleInheritanceJulyStripes Author:Frederick Douglass