Monday, November 22, 2010

Takes a real man to be a dad

"Kenneth's father is always travelling on business. That's why he is bringing Kenneth to Chicago and New York this school holidays," Eni told us at the Lavender mrt station.

I am by no means a perfect father. I've made plenty of mistakes and had to apologise to my kid many times, just like every father who has ever lived. But I've always done my very, very best. When I became a father, I was absolutely determined that my kid would have his dad's guiding presence in his life.

Physical distance from our kid is toxic; emotional distance is even more toxic. Someone else once said that any male can spawn a child, but it take a real man to be a father.

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