Father's Day Archives

An Open Letter of Appreciation to My Husband on Father’s Day

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 17, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 17, 2022039546

I didn’t know what fatherhood should look like until you. We both grew up in broken homes with absentee fathers and to be honest, I never imagined myself having kids until we got married. My dad was there when I...

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Life Lessons We Learned From Our Latino Dads

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 18, 2021June 18, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 18, 2021June 18, 2021015360

Relationships with dads can be complicated regardless of ethnic background, class, or gender. Sometimes it feels like this is especially so for daughters in Latino families in which machismo reigns and traditional gender norms continue to dictate how women should...

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An Open Letter to Our Immigrant Dads On Father’s Day

Priscilla BlossomJune 12, 2019August 4, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomJune 12, 2019August 4, 202004998

In my thirty-plus years of life, I can probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve had a heart-to-heart conversation with my father. My dad has never been much of a talker. Like many Latino men, he was...

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7 Movie Dads So Great You’ll Wish They Were Yours

Common Sense MediaJune 13, 2018September 28, 2020

by Common Sense MediaJune 13, 2018September 28, 202002409

There’s no shortage of dads in the movies. But all too often, it seems that filmmakers fall back on the stereotypically goofy, bumbling dad—the kind who inspires head shaking and eye rolling from his wife and kids (not to mention...

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Lola’s POV: Everything I Love About Men, I Learned From My Dad

lolaJune 18, 2017January 20, 2021

by lolaJune 18, 2017January 20, 202103497

Today is one of my favorite days out there… Sunday. Just kidding, it’s Father’s Day and I want to make it extra special since I don’t get to celebrate it with him this year. This year, Father’s Day finds me...

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9 Memes Every Daddy’s Girl Can Totally Relate To

Jessica MolinaJune 14, 2017January 20, 2021

by Jessica MolinaJune 14, 2017January 20, 202117859

I am a grown woman and I still have no problem saying I’m a proud daddy’s girl. I inherited his incessant curiosity, love of a good dance party, and thick-ass eyebrows (which have recently come in handy as everyone rushes...