Absent Is The Father

[neo_prodigy]

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A little backstory to the following clip

Comments

[virginia_fell]

Damn, that was hard to watch.

Thanks for linking it, though.

[underlankers]

Thirding this. On both counts.

[chantalzola]

Interesting, thank you!

[apis_cerana]

That was amazing, and so sad ._.

[basswhooper]

You wanna know what's tearing this goddamned country apart?

Hmm? Do you?

It ain't TEH GAY AGENDAZ, and it ain't TAKIN' GAWD OUTTA TEH SCHOOLZ. That's what it ain't.

What it by God is is parents who aren't involved in their kids' lives, and specifially fathers who aren't around

[tinceiri]

Thank you for writing this. I've seen too many of my friends torn apart by it, and from being a foster care kid I can't even get into my own experiences yet. It's a larger problem than "not being there" and...again, thank you.

[basswhooper]

You're quite welcome. Thank you for your kind words.

[neo_prodigy]

Thank you for sharing this as well. I know this wasn't an easy thing to do.

[floranna]

Oh shit. I didn't know about this, hell, I am from a generation that actually ahsn't watched Prince of Bel-Air, and this breaks me.

I simpliy cannot imagine the pain someone feels when a parent or parents simply...won't care. My parents have paid my huge-ass therapy bills, stood next to me when I was in a hospital after trying to kill myself, are actually willing to buy my flight tickets to NY ComicCon 2012 because it's a one thought that makes me smile and light up like I am alive...

I can't simply imagine the pain what Mr Smith and every child in a same situation has endure. I cannot think I would've survived it.

God, thank you for showing me this.