Stephen – Some things that you’re supposed to learn from your father, I had to learn from other people or figure them out on my own, because Dad wasn’t there
For the most part, Dad was the breadwinner and Mom was the disciplinarian. There were times when Dad would discipline my brother and me, but mostly he just wanted to horse around with us. He was a big kid himself. Perhaps because I’m the younger child, or because I...
Elizabeth Garrott – To me, my father had died, and there was no changing that. I was looking at a shell of the man I once knew
My parents were married in their early twenties as a lot of couples typically do. I was born a couple years later in 1976. I grew up knowing the love of my mother and father in a normal household. I was particularly close to my father as a lot of young girls are. They...
Jeremy- My brother and I were competition for my dad’s affection from his gay lover
My mom and dad married in 1967. Early on, it was clear (according to my mom) that dad was more interested in his music (big piano player) than he was in actually taking care of two little boys. My twin brother and I would be in our cribs, crying (needing to be...![Corbin – Most of my youth [my mom] was a lesbian. My father decided that he has always been a woman](https://thembeforeus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pexels-photo-220444-1080x675.jpeg)