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    No Excuses: Time To Man Up
    No Excuses: Time To Man Up
    No Excuses: Time To Man Up
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    No Excuses: Time To Man Up

    By Leonard Anderson Jr

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    The absentee father is a crisis which crosses all ethnic boundaries. For too long many of us have neglected our obligations to our children. One of the causes is poor decision making resulting in everything from addiction, incarceration, to failure to stepping up to the plate. No reason is forgivable as the ultimate victim is the child. It’s time to make an attempt to rectify this behavior by establishing or reestablishing relationships with our children.
    The “Let’s Talk About Me” and “The Real Victim” sections specifically look at my complete failure as a father. The most important part of the document to me is called “Letters from My Children” which was suggested by Aleshia Anderson. I reached out to each child and asked them to discuss our lives before I became actively involved and afterwards. They all responded and I left it unedited. If one father can gather from this document it’s time to make an attempt to reconnect with their child it will be well worth putting it together.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLeonard Anderson Jr
    Release dateApr 16, 2015
    ISBN9781311302298
    No Excuses: Time To Man Up
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    Leonard Anderson Jr

    Leonard Anderson Jr is a native Philadelphian who currently resides in Plymouth Meeting Pa. Leonard recently obtained his Master’s Degree in Health Administration from St. Joseph’s University May 2012. He is employed as a Billing Manager at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Leonard’s love for writing begin when he penned his first song as a member of the Acapella group The Thorough Tones entitled ‘We’re Making Love. His compassionate side led him to write two poetry books entitled “Damn Right I’ve Got Attitude” and “Two Began the Loving.” Since then he has written 5 novels, 2 plays and is currently working on a movie script for his novel "The Blackavellian Knights". Leonard’s website is www.leonardandersonjr.com

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      No Excuses - Leonard Anderson Jr

      No Excuses: Time To Man Up

      by

      Leonard Anderson Jr.

      Copyright © 2015 Leonard Anderson Jr

      All rights reserved.

      Distributed by Smashwords

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this ebook with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Edited by Chelsea Badeau

      Cover Design: Gregory Graphics

      Ebook formatting by www.ebooklaunch.com

      Author Contacts:

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      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to my children. I love you all with my heart and soul. I thank God for each of you and wish you nothing but happiness. I would also like to thank the many family members who supported, nurtured, guided and even raised the kids during my struggles in the past.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Look Out Your Window

      Level the Playing Field

      Let's Talk About Me

      The Real Victim?

      Fatherhood for Sex

      Fatherhood for Support

      Road to Redemption

      Let's Talk About You

      Letters From My Children

      Preface

      This document was written with the intent to encourage fathers to reunite with their children. Fathers must play an active role in their sons and daughters lives. Many of us have been on the sidelines for much too long for various excuses and reasons. Please note that none of them are legitimate.

      It's time to take a stand and save our youth. This doesn't apply to just our flesh and blood, but to all children in need of help and guidance. Failure to help equates to participating in their failure.

      With prayer and a family who refused to let go of the lifeline, I made it back to the light. Hopefully, you'll see a correlation or pattern similar to your situation and will

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