The Importance of Affirmation From a Father

The affection of a father has the potential to penetrate deeper than that of a mother, he says. "I just got to be and receive the tenderness of my father there" He recalls his dad's humility when he was disciplining him or saying sorry for raising his voice. And one of the things I would love to get a back rub as a boy is being able to go to sleep without having to stand up in order to do it.