Echoes of My Father

A dad offers praise and support, realizing that over time his children, no matter their age, will trust and respect him enough to seek him out when yet another of life's startling, unexpected crises lifts its head and screams at their fragile emotions.

Dads dedicate themselves to being a part of their children's lives, even if or when they yell from the other side of a slammed bedroom door, "You don't understand, and you never will!" only to call, what feels like a few short years later, and...