My brother, my superhero: What a real man looks like
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 ~ Updated 10:12 PM
"Being a mother is not easy. If it were easy, fathers would do it." Such a great line from "The Golden Girls," that classic sitcom I love. Everyone gets what the character Dorothy Zbornak, played by Bea Arthur, was saying, so we all laugh. As a society, mothers are typically given the greater accolades for all they do. We love our dads, but it's just not the same. As Father's Day approaches, however, I am compelled to speak out about one of my brothers, who is a fairly new father, a good one at that, and an even better man. I've never been much into superheroes, but Alex is mine.
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