Tag: I Am Dad
Maybe Fatherhood Should Feel Good, Too
We study dysfunction relentlessly. Conflict, absence, depression, arrears, poverty, trauma, violence, and disengagement all deserve our attention. But perhaps we should become equally curious about joy. What makes fathers feel alive?
Maybe flourishing should become something we measure. Maybe gratitude belongs in fatherhood programming. Maybe hope belongs in co-parenting education. Maybe one of the first questions we ask a father when he enters the room shouldn’t only be, “What problem brought you here?” Perhaps we should also ask him what is going right, what gave him joy this week, what his child did that made him smile. These questions won’t erase poverty, fix a court order, or eliminate conflict, but they do something just as necessary. They remind a man that his life is larger than the problem currently occupying it.
What Griff’s New Book Reveals About Mothers, Sons, and the Journey from Boyhood to Manhood
At the center of the book is a simple but provocative idea: Mothers can raise sons, but mothers are not men. That statement will make some readers uncomfortable, but Griff leans into the discomfort with humor, compassion, and honesty.
Instead of attacking mothers, Griff honors mothers. His book is a love letter to his own mother, a woman who raised him with toughness, wisdom, sarcasm, resilience, and survival instincts after navigating life without the protection of a present father herself.
Griff reminds readers that many mothers are not trying to replace fathers because they want to. Many are trying because they feel they have no other option.
When Parents Lose Control on the Sideline, Kids Lose More Than the Game
The sideline is a place where childhood, ambition, community, and family values meet in public. That means it’s also one of the places where leadership is needed most.
We don’t need louder parents; we need wiser ones. We don’t need more sideline theatrics; we need more sideline maturity.
A father’s presence on the sideline can communicate steadiness, confidence, perspective, and protection. It can also communicate volatility, ego, and misplaced pressure. Sideline Dad will lean into this tension honestly.
Transforming Fatherhood: Kenneth Braswell Champions Male Engagement at Atlanta Public Schools Conference
At the Atlanta Public School’s Male Engagement Conference, Kenneth Braswell delivered a keynote address that was more than a mere speech; it was a profound narrative on […]
The Unseen Triumphs: A Father’s Heartfelt Story of Raising a Child with Special Needs
Rodney’s story unfolds with a profound sense of identity, rooted not in the biological bonds of fatherhood but in the chosen commitment to love and nurture.