For four months in the winter of 2003, I learned the shape of love from an unlikely source. After an unexpected and volatile break up, I moved home from Florida and in with my dad.

Ms. Davis is the author of “Dear Mom and Dad: A Letter About Family, Memory and the America We Once Knew.” ...

Mike recalls that his father was hands-on in many ways, instilling values like speaking up for what's right and being mindful ...

When you get a minute, give me a call.” In my father’s lexicon — and that of the men in their 60s, 70s and 80s I know — “a ...

Sterling Hofmeister's dad with MS can't help him learn to swim, but the 12-year-old says his father teaches him to live ...

My dad, who was a master plumber, would always remind me to "just take a quick second to wipe out the hair and products. Don't wash it down into the sink pipes." Apparently, I forgot his tidbit of ...

As a young dad of three children under the age of 5, I find myself thinking about Joseph a lot. There is chaos. There are worries. There are fears about what the future will look like. In the midst of ...