Comments on: Fatherhood Freestyle: Not Your Average Baby Daddy, Part I http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i Living apart. Parenting together. Wed, 11 May 2011 01:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Crystal Anderson http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10437 Crystal Anderson Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:04:43 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-10437 Mike, after reading your article, I thought of several individuals who could learn vicariously from your stance on fatherhood. After meeting you in L.A. and learning that you were a single-parent father caring for your daughter, I have gained a much deeper respect for fathers in general - especially ones who care. I have already passed on the article to a few people who I believe will benefit from it. Thank you for being a great father to your daughter! Mike, after reading your article, I thought of several individuals who could learn vicariously from your stance on fatherhood. After meeting you in L.A. and learning that you were a single-parent father caring for your daughter, I have gained a much deeper respect for fathers in general – especially ones who care. I have already passed on the article to a few people who I believe will benefit from it. Thank you for being a great father to your daughter!

]]> By: Tina http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-10404 Tina Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:00:35 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-10404 Hi Mike! Even though I knew you from the time of your life when all of this was going on, I had no idea. It's great to read your story. Thank you for being so honest and open about your story. Tina :) Hi Mike! Even though I knew you from the time of your life when all of this was going on, I had no idea. It’s great to read your story. Thank you for being so honest and open about your story.

Tina :)

]]> By: Mike http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 Mike Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:15:48 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-1426 @carol -- I agree with you wholeheartedly, and actually plan to do some writing about this in future posts. Thanks for commenting. If you have not already, you should check out weparent.com's show on "Dad Raising Daughters" (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coparentingmatters/2009/12/14/dads-raising-daughters). It was awesome! @carol — I agree with you wholeheartedly, and actually plan to do some writing about this in future posts. Thanks for commenting.

If you have not already, you should check out weparent.com’s show on “Dad Raising Daughters” (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coparentingmatters/2009/12/14/dads-raising-daughters). It was awesome!

]]> By: carol scates http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 carol scates Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:34:47 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-1425 What a wonderful story! A girl's relationship with her father will affect her as an adult. When I was a child, whenever I was around my dad (he was called daddy then!) I remember feeling safe, secure, feminine and loved. I couldn't articulate that then, but I remember that now as a grown-up. The daddy - daughter relationship also affected my future relationships with men - which was good. I was treated as a little princess then, by both my dad and my grandfather. So as an adult, I absorbed the fact that I was supposed to be treated with love and respect. So many of my fgirl friends who didn't have a positive relationship with their fathers seemed to suffer in negative relationships with their boyfriends. What a wonderful story! A girl’s relationship with her father will affect her as an adult. When I was a child, whenever I was around my dad (he was called daddy then!) I remember feeling safe, secure, feminine and loved. I couldn’t articulate that then, but I remember that now as a grown-up. The daddy – daughter relationship also affected my future relationships with men – which was good. I was treated as a little princess then, by both my dad and my grandfather. So as an adult, I absorbed the fact that I was supposed to be treated with love and respect. So many of my fgirl friends who didn’t have a positive relationship with their fathers seemed to suffer in negative relationships with their boyfriends.

]]> By: John DaRosa http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 John DaRosa Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:34:21 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-1205 Michael, I am extremely proud of you. To think I knew you as a young lad and having no idea you would be a Doctor with a PhD. This is awesome, you are a great example of what our young men should be. May GOD continue showering his BLESSING on you and also your daughter. I will share this with others if you don't mind, especially with some young fellow's I know that really need this advise. Hope you didn't mind your Mom sharing this with me. It needs to be told over and over. My daughter Nikki lives in Raleigh, NC also. When visit her I will look you up. Take care and GOD BLESS, John DaRosa Michael,
I am extremely proud of you. To think I knew you as a young lad and having no idea you would be a Doctor with a PhD. This is awesome, you are a great example of what our young men should be. May GOD continue showering his BLESSING on you and also your daughter.
I will share this with others if you don’t mind, especially with some young fellow’s I know that really need this advise.
Hope you didn’t mind your Mom sharing this with me. It needs to be told over and over.
My daughter Nikki lives in Raleigh, NC also. When visit her I will look you up.

Take care and GOD BLESS,
John DaRosa

]]> By: Stefanie K. http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Stefanie K. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:15:51 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-1046 What a thoughtful, realistic, and inspiring blog. So how have you been able to model/expose your daughter to happy and healthy relationships? What a thoughtful, realistic, and inspiring blog. So how have you been able to model/expose your daughter to happy and healthy relationships?

]]> By: Stefanie T http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Stefanie T Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:30 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-1042 hey michael, i dont know if you remember me but Im Linda's daughter from Ursula place (CT), just wanted to say the article was amazing and we hear about you all the time from Blanche! (love her) Seems all is well and I wish you the best! Stefanie hey michael,

i dont know if you remember me but Im Linda’s daughter from Ursula place (CT), just wanted to say the article was amazing and we hear about you all the time from Blanche! (love her) Seems all is well and I wish you the best!

Stefanie

]]> By: Aunt Lila http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Aunt Lila Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:21:14 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-1031 Mike, Bravo, I appauld you. Love Aunt Li Mike, Bravo, I appauld you.

Love Aunt Li

]]> By: Aunt Lila http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Aunt Lila Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:17:52 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-1030 Michael, this article was great!!!!! I laughed, cryed and smiled. Yes, you are doing a fantastic job of raising your daughter and you make me proud. I know your mother is proud and I know you always tell me, Aunt Lila, "You can now call me Dr. Mike", and you can believe I will from now on. I am so happy for you and the journey that you are on. Continue on the road to success and let's continue to have those great discussion we have. As I always say, stay prayerful and I love you. Aunt Lila Michael, this article was great!!!!! I laughed, cryed and smiled. Yes, you are doing a fantastic job of raising your daughter and you make me proud. I know your mother is proud and I know you always tell me, Aunt Lila, “You can now call me Dr. Mike”, and you can believe I will from now on. I am so happy for you and the journey that you are on. Continue on the road to success and let’s continue to have those great discussion we have. As I always say, stay prayerful and I love you.
Aunt Lila

]]> By: Lisa Maria Carroll http://www.weparent.com/2009/11/fatherhood-freestyle-not-your-average-baby-daddy-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Lisa Maria Carroll Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:40:11 +0000 http://www.weparent.com/?p=1957#comment-1026 It's the candor and honesty of this post that make me love my WeParent family so much. Getting married or staying together for the sake of the child is CRAZY. Take it from someone who got married while she was pregnant, and lived a miserable life until I finally put an end to the madness. Like the other commenters, I'm looking forward to the other interviews. It’s the candor and honesty of this post that make me love my WeParent family so much.

Getting married or staying together for the sake of the child is CRAZY. Take it from someone who got married while she was pregnant, and lived a miserable life until I finally put an end to the madness.

Like the other commenters, I’m looking forward to the other interviews.

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