Fathers Day Marathon: A Memoir About Growing Up Fatherless

Joel Kenneth Bankes, the youngest of four siblings, lost his father at four years of age. His mother would move back in with her parents until she could find employment to support herself and her young children. Joel writes a first-hand account of his challenges growing up in a low-income household without a father, including bouts of low self-esteem and depression. In his youth Joel engaged in risky behavior and abused alcohol and drugs to cope with his depression. School, however, provide...