Community Dads Raise Thousands to Surprise Beloved School Crossing Guard with a New Car

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This video popped up as a memory today.

One year ago, my father was here with me in the United States. My heart felt full in the simplest, most meaningful way.

He was supposed to be here again this April. But because of the current conflict with Iran, his flights were cancelled.

And just like that, something we were quietly looking forward to is now on hold.

We are praying for peace.
For a future where this region can find a way to live side by side, not in fear, but in friendship.
For families to reunite without uncertainty.
For moments together that are defined by love, not the sound of sirens or the need for shelter.

Because just like in art, where even the softest, most delicate expression can bring something beautiful back into the world…
I believe peace can too. I’ll be missing you Aba (Dad) 🤍

#Fathers #Artist #Peace #MissYou

It’s time for the #thursdayfivelist and today’s theme is ‘Father.’

Things are gonna get weird here. Buckle in. The ‘80s were a weird time.

1. Starting with an old classic that reminds me of my own Pappy whom I lost to poor health when I was young.

Dan Fogelberg, “Leader of the Band” (1981) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KwLbdPIOOkM&list=RDKwLbdPIOOkM&start_radio=1&pp=oAcB

2. Next is a song most of you probably never heard before because you’re too young. When this song came out about teen pregnancy, some Christian-owned radio stations actually refused to play it. 😅

Madonna, “Papa Don’t Preach” (1986) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G333Is7VPOg&pp=0gcJCZoBo7VqN5tD

3. Despite the Christian Right’s campaign to squish Madonna’s controversial smash hit into oblivion, she rose to the top and stayed there. But Danny Aiello who played the father in Madonna’s video decided to sabotage his own career by making an ‘answer song.’ It is truly awful.

Danny Aiello, “Papa Wants The Best For You (1986) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1xg11hwVs-M&pp=0gcJCcUKAYcqIYzv

4. Now things get even weirder, but music was like that in the ‘80s. Here’s the incomparable George Michael of Wham! with “Father Figure” (1987). The PMRC did NOT like this song, either!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9hfHvQSNo

5. My favorite on the list; was listening to this on my walk today, actually! A fun story about a dad in a modern-day dystopia and a creature in some Scottish loch…

The Police, “Synchronicity II” (1983)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o5FPPoLqkCk

#music
#dads
#fathers
#HashtagGames

Elderly Father and Son Feast on Free Oysters After Cashing in on Decades-Old Restaurant Promise

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Gorsuch cites Founding Fathers' drinking habits in gun rights case

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NEWYou can now listen to US News Hub articles! Justice Neil Gorsuch spent a portion of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments this week exploring what a "habitual drunkard" is as part of a case centered on whether a drug...

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Calgary boy, 8, endured 'torture,' court hears at father's child abuse sentencing hearing

https://misryoum.com/us/canada-news/calgary-boy-8-endured-torture-court-hears-at/

WARNING: This article contains details of child abuse. When eight-year-old “Cole” arrived at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, he was in a state of extreme starvation and was suffering burns to his head and face from boiling water being poured over...

#Calgary #boy #endured #torture #court #hears #fathers #child #abuse #sentencing #hearing #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birth

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Cradling his newborn daughter in his lap in their Indianapolis home, JaKobi Burton's love for the new lady in his life is evident with each caress.The first-time dad's commitment started months earlier. Burton attended every medical appointment and...

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