Daddy, Daddy, Be There

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Summary: Abusive, Alcoholic Father? How scary!
Review: Buyer Beware! This is not just a sweet, sentimental "daddy" book. I was so excited when I picked up this book. I bought it for my infant daughter to give as her gift to Daddy on his first father's day. I thought it would be the perfect book for Daddy to read to our child. Well, here we were sitting closely reading "Daddy, Daddy" when my husband gets to this one page. It was like listening to a different book being read! I cannot remember the exact phrases, but they were something like "Daddy, Daddy, I saw you push Mama, I saw you drink too much out of the bottle." My husband was looking at me like, "What? " It was so out of character for the rest of the book! I have never torn a book in my life, but I carefully removed this page from Daddy, Daddy." Does any child really need to hear that? The rest of the book is beautiful, but this particular part RUINED it for us.

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Summary: I appreciate my father more since Daddy, Daddy, Be There.
Review: For a society that underestimates the power of the father in the home, this book is a must read. If you can get through two pages without identifying it to your own childhood needs, you indeed had a perfect father. if you can get through three pages without crying, you will understand the total need for a book like this one. If we as a society don't include and support our dads involvement in our kids lives, we indeed are being unjust and guilty of neglect to a resource that is right in front of our faces. Daddy's big hands can help eliminate a big source of our childhood injuries. Raising children in a home that is without the example of a father, is like forgetting the need for chocolate in fudge. It just doesn't turnout the same. thank you Candy