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A Different Kind of Nike Protest

September 11, 2018 ralphamsden

So if I put shoes on you, and now, we’re here at your school without your shoes, where in the hell could they be?

“I threw them out the window.”

Your tiny voice took a moment to break through my exasperated parental haze.

You… did what?

“I threw my shoes out the window of the car.”

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Revival

June 16, 2018 ralphamsden

To my kids- It’s been two years since I last wrote you a letter. This website began as an attempt to for my friends and

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Mean Girls

February 21, 2015 ralphamsden

Sons- I’m not going to pretend to understand women- or that there’s anything universal about women that’s capable of being understood, analyzed and evaluated. All

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Frames

January 29, 2015 ralphamsden

Sons, Your mother and I struggle to keep updated photos of our family on the walls. Personally, I have a hard time understanding the custom

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A Note On Friendship

November 11, 2014 dzehring

Dear Eleanor and Wesley, I will only claim two things about Friendship: I don’t understand it and every time I thought I did, it changed.

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The Dads of The Dad Letters Talk About The Dad Letters

April 24, 2014 ralphamsden

The Dads of The Dad Letters live in 4 different cities across 3 different states. Some of us know each other quite well, while others

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