Brooklyn Bedouin: As a father, 'I have to be the best human I can be'

June 17, 2012

As a father, 'I have to be the best human I can be'

Much advice for fathers is written about reluctant dads. But, of course, this is not all of us.

Before I became a father, I struggled to find advice that really spoke to me, and I hope that the following bits of wisdom speak to other American dads, men who really want to be the best they can be. Let me begin with where it all began for me.

In August, in the waning days of Ramadan, the month of fasting observed by Muslims, I was confronted with a devastating choice... READ THE REST HERE

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