Duncan Fisher

"Time to stop work, Dad". Taken as part of the DCSF's Think Fathers Campaign at RAF Halton last week.

I hand this week’s blog to Barack Obama, the greatest ever orator on fatherhood.

He gives a message we can all identify with…..

It is rarely easy. There are plenty of days of struggle and heartache when, despite our best efforts, we fail to live up to our responsibilities. I know I have been an imperfect father. I know I have made mistakes. I have lost count of all the times, over the years, when the demands of work have taken me from the duties of fatherhood. There were many days out on the campaign trail when I felt like my family was a million miles away, and I knew I was missing moments of my daughters’ lives that I’d never get back. It is a loss I will never fully accept.

Here is his whole essay.  Remarkable.

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