HAPPY FATHER'S DAY BARACK OBAMA!

I love Barack Obama and part of the reason that I do is because of the kind of man that he is. A Father that grew up without a Father. NOT EASY! Not only does he personify what a good man is but he also personifies what a good man can be even without a Father in his life. So if you didn't have a dad (like me) don't feel bad because you can still grow up to be the MAN! Happy Father's day Mr. President!

Random blogging: Usher is separated!

I know Father's Day was rough on Usher this year. It had to be. He spent the last two years explaining that he wanted to be with his wife was because he thought it was the right thing to do. I guess she was no longer that important and the kids will have to learn that Daddy loves them but don't give a fuck about their Mother.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Ward Cleaver was my guy. He had two sons, a wife that did what he said and two sons that worshipped the ground he walked on. He was the quintessential figure of what a white Father was supposed to be; understated, respected and the most valued person in the household. He was the breadwinner, the number one guy in the building. THE MAN! In reality the post - WW2 American Father was nothing like Ward Cleaver. The fact is that the 50's man was a broken down, drunken man stuck in the past and unable to change. He was not the guy television would have you believe he was. But as father figures go Ward Cleaver was on point!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

When it comes to Dads, Fathers I have very little reference. Due to circumstances I did not grow up with one. I had an UBER MOM but as we all know the best Mothers can only do so much with a boy, fathers our needed. So for Father figures I never looked inside the home as much as I looked inside the television home. 

John Amos played the quintessential television dad. Authoritative, loud and way wise James Evans of Chicago. The way that he ran his family but listened to his wife would serve as a future guide for what I thought a father and husband should be. Even though he lived in the projects, was dirt poor and struggled he taught me that a man does for his family before he does for himself. It was sad when the writer's of Good Times killed John Amos off but in truth he was alive long enough to teach me and millions of Fatherless boys how to be a DAD. Thanks James.