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Dad vs. Father

Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.

By Rollie Allaire

Great point you make about the fathers v. dads.

I am so glad for you and your boys - who sound wonderful by the way - that they now have a real dad.

Posted by: Michele | Oct 25, 2006 21:41

I agree...I have a wonderful husband of 10 years and he has been the BEST father to my 2 daughters of a previous marriage. He has and will do everything for them. He has raised my (OUR) 17 year old, since she was five and now she will be graduating from high school. He has been the only one there for her and the biological father has never been around. Hooray for "DADDY!!"

Posted by: V | Nov 06, 2006 14:38

This is very true. I had this conversation with a girl friend of mine the other day regarding my former husband and daughter (who is not his biological child). We married when she was 8 years old and she and he after 27 years still consider themselves Daughter and Dad. We've been divorced 19 years now. My girlfriend says that anyone can be a Dad. And she wanted to base her belief on the spiritual annotation of "Our God the Father". I completely understand the spiritual peace of "Our Father", but in the world it is a truly differnt situation. My daughter and I feel the same way "anyone can be a father, but it takes a Dad to care". A Father and a Dad can be one it he chooses to be.

Posted by: Stephanie | May 17, 2008 08:20

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