Tag: Fathers

Her virtue or your virtue?—A question that has left her nowhere but in a state of despair. For it was never really hers to where; in truth it should have been on your father’s waste—for that self-control he could not handle, nor could not bear. No Wonder She Has No Identity F...

May 2022 marked the first time Ed Ternan, the East Bay San Francisco resident, became familiar with fentanyl after his 19-year-old musically inclined son Charlie succumbed to the fatal opioid. The demise of his vibrant son left Ed and his loved ones devastated. Rather than despair, Ed has dedicated ...

Fred Trump passed his beliefs, and his business, on to his son Donald. In 1973, the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump Organization of racial discrimination. Donald Trump refused to admit any wrongdoing but eventually settled the case, promising to open his apartme...

As a kid, I was taught that it was important to be patriotic. No one ever explained to me what that really meant, but from casual observation, I assumed it meant that I should stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and be proud of my country. It seemed simple enough. At school, I faithfully stood for...

My father would stay home from work when the first snow of the year landed. He would allow us to miss school. The night before, he would watch the furious sky. A curious orange glow lit the sky. He watched like a fascinated child. He would take notes, and his eyes would glow like the sky. I used ...

You are the 5 people you surround yourself with. Following this philosophy, if you want to become a millionaire, you want to surround yourself with millionaires. Then one day it struck me, I AM surrounded with one, my father. My father is a self-made millionaire. He grew up poo...