Dads - xoJane

I Smile Even When I'm Miserable And Desperately Want To Drop The Charade

Carly Carr — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

I'm a perfectionist, a straight-A student and a former cheerleader. I created the plastic version of myself: bubbly and smiley with a refusal to fail.

It Happened To Me: I Put My Father In Jail (And Then Lied To Get Him Out)

R. Melissa Masoom — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400

They blamed me for tearing the family apart by calling 911 that night in August.

Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea: Catheter Cervix Torture And Shitty Dads

Michelle Tea — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Do I know anyone with a good dad?

It Happened To Me: My Mom Sent Me To Live With a Stranger...My Biological Father

Desi — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0400

My momentary shock upon finding out that my room was a camper trailer in the backyard, quickly turned into relief that I would be occupying a completely different living space than the stains and the cocaine.

My Dad Almost Died From Oral Sex He Had 40 Years Ago

Marci — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400

His cancer had been caused not by smoking, but by HPV that had been lying dormant for decades.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Dad Is A Pedophile And It's Ruining My Wedding

IHTM CONTESTANT — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0400

What had been a complicated father-daughter relationship became an impossible one.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I'm The Adult Child Of An Alcoholic

IHTM CONTESTANT — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Even though the alcoholic in my life has been gone for years, the disease still lingers. I’ve locked it out of the house and it sits on the front porch waiting patiently to sneak back in.

I Left My Kids With Their Father, And It Was the Best Thing For all Of Us

Te-Erika Patterson — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500

I left my two kids in their father's care in 2006, and they have lived with him ever since. My boys are getting the best care from the parent who is able to do it the best.

My Son's Dad Is A Better Mom Than I Am

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500

Seth even makes playdates with the other moms -- something I am really, really bad at doing because I’m sort of socially awkward and assume that no one wants to hang out with me.

The Daddy Diaries, Vol. 1: My Daddy Talks to God, And GOD TALKS BACK

Paula Froelich — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:30:00 -0500

“April 5, 2012, 9:27 a.m. I was putting the pedal to the metal down old I-75 trying to get to work so the Slave Driver at the University wouldn’t try and fire me again and God said, ‘SLOW DOWN, BOB.’ Sure enough, there was a copper just waiting by the side of the road to pull me over."

It Happened To Me: My Father Faked His Own Death

Lisa Boosin — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:00:00 -0500

With the discovery of his life after death, I went from being a one-in-a-million enigma to some poor slob whose no-good father ran out on her mom.

Talking To My Bipolar Dad Can Make You Feel Like You're The Crazy One

Hattie Davis — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:36:00 -0400

Because we're so similar I can follow his thoughts to some extent, but sometimes it'll just be like “What?! Why has he brought up Douglas Adams eating a book?”

It Happened to Me: I Found Out My Dad Wasn't My Real Father

Desi — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:00:20 -0500

I never thought I’d say this but, if the rumors are true, I feel ya, Khloe K. I feel ya.

My Republican Father Makes Me Smarter

Meghan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:53 -0500

You know when you hear Rush Limbaugh on the radio, and you're like, "Who LISTENS to this guy?" I'm here to tell you that my father is a brilliant man who forces me to listen to conservative talk radio.

It Happened To Me: My Dad Died and I Was 3,000 Miles Away

Morgan — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:00:32 -0500

I had always imagined that if one of my parents' health was failing, it would be such a long, drawn-out process that I would have time to get home to them, to say goodbye. But my dad had died and I hadn't even seen him in four months.

I Have Daddy Issues

Emily — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:00:09 -0500

I know, duh, right? But here's the actual story.

The Time I Kind of Had a Dad

Jessica — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:11 -0500

Here's to temporary parent figures.