A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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I Hate Fathers Day

I Hate Fathers Day

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John Mendelssohn
Jun 11, 2015
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I Hate Fathers Day
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The night my baby daughter came home from the hospital in which she’d been born 48 hours before, I held her in my arms and baptized her in my tears, tears born of the realization of how much I’d be unable to protect her from. In the arrogance that my fervent adoration engendered, I failed to anticipate that she’d need some protection from me, and that …

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