“People say I'm not good at writing about men. My dad left when I was 16. Give me a break. I'm doing the best I can.” PeopleMenGivingWritingI CanLeftBreakDadGive MeMy Dad Author:Jennifer Weiner
“If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts — but it’s not like you had a connection with something that was real. Not to say it’s any better — but to have that connection and then have it ripped away was, like, the worst. My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.” IfsRealLeftBornHurtWorstHugeLike YouDadConnectionsDiedYeahMy DadScarIt HurtsSuperheroRippedYour DadDad DiedGood Dad Author:Jay-Z
“My dad left when I was a little boy and I grew up with my mother's family. There were foundations in the U.S. where Jewish people got together and sent money to Cuba, so we got some of that. We were a poor family, but I was always a happy kid.” PeopleLittlesKidsTogetherMotherLeftPoorBoysGrewDadGrew UpFoundationMy DadCubaLittle BoysPoor FamilyHappy Kid Author:William Levy
“I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to be his. We're the same person. I don't know if he realises how much of a legacy he has left to his children.” IfsKnowsChildrenPersonsUsedNightLeftRoomsDadGuitarMy DadUsed To BeLegacyHotelRealisingVenuesHotel Rooms Author:Martha Wainwright
“And my father left me a legacy of his handwriting through letters and a notebook. In the last two years of his life, when he was sick, he filled a notebook with his thoughts about me… There are times when I want to trade all those years that I was too busy to sit with my dad and chat with him, and trade all those years for one hug. But too late. But that's when I take out his letters and I read them, and the paper that touched his hand is in mine, and I feel connected to him.” WantFeelsYearsTwoHandsLastsFatherLeftMinesDadPaperLateLettersSickTradeFilledMy DadBusyConnectedLegacyToo LateTouchedTwo YearsHugNotebookToo BusyHandwriting Author:Lakshmi Pratury
“Sanford is a little redneck town north of Orlando. It's right off Lake Jessup.Lake Jessup is the most alligator infested lake in the United States and I live literally 5/10ths of a mile north of that lake right off the swamp down here. I've lived here since '94. When I left Nebraska my dad got a job at a private Christian school in West Palm Beach. People will say "You're not really a country boy. You're from Palm Beach, Florida." Well, I moved to West Palm Beach, FL which is a far cry from Palm Beach, FL. There's a reason it's called West Palm Beach.” PeopleWellsLittlesCountryStatesReasonSchoolChristianJobsLeftUnitedBoysUnited StatesCryDadTownsMovedWestMy DadMilesBeachLakesFloridaPalmsRedneckSwampsAlligatorsNebraskaOrlandoCountry BoyChristian SchoolsPalm Beach Author:Larry the Cable Guy