ARE YOU A POP?
Are you a POP?
Do you love your children? Are you working hard to provide for them? Do you stare at them while they sleep? Do you let them eat the last piece of toast even though you’re hungry? Do you take them with you to important business meetings even if they’re too young to sit still? Do you stay up all hours of the night until they get home from parties? Do you try to braid your daughter’s hair even though you haven’t a clue how? Are you incarcerated but reach out to your children as often as you can? Are you having to go to court to fight for the opportunity to even just see them on weekends? Do you stop what you’re doing and take a few minutes to really listen to what your child has to say? Do you read to your child at night? Do you teach your son how to pee? Do you teach your daughter how to climb trees? Do you parent children who aren’t biologically yours? Do you drive hours and hours to child-friendly destinations? Do you sort your children’s laundry?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above, then you’re a POP!
POP WYCLEF JEAN WITH HIS DAUGHTER ANGELINA
“My wife Claudinette and I have had Angelina, who is Haitian and Guyanese, since she was about 3 days old, so I see her as ours. On our first night together, we just lay there gazing at our daughter, playing with her. It was really emotional .You always hear tales about how being a parent will change you, but it’s not until the child comes that you start to trip out. Growing up with West Indian parents was tough love for me. I got whupped. But the way my father raised me actually made me stronger. However, I’ve decided that with my daughter, if there’s something that i don’t agree with, I’ll just sit her down and we’ll talk. I’m so excited about watching her grow into the woman she’ll become. I can already see that she has such potential and a great heart.”
Too often, POPs are not heard yet spoken for by inaccurate or outdated statistics, lawyers, judges, media and so forth.
Let POP know about your experiences as a dad! What’s your story?
