3/24/15- Dear Tom, I would like to nominate my father Willie Lindsay for Real Fathers Real Men. My dad has always been the light of my life since i was a little girl. For 38 years, I’ve watched him sacrifice his life, happiness, and personal needs to care for my mother and myself. My […]
3/17/15- Dear Tom, My husband is the most selfless person I know. It’s been about a year since my aneurysm and every day he has taken care of me and our five kids. He works hard and even went to school for acting and modeling. He has a dream of making films, and acting. He […]
3/10/15- Dear Tom, I would like to nominate my husband john Marshall as a real father, real man. John & I have been married for 17 years. We have been together since high school, and in that time I have seen him deal with much tragedy. In 1997, his 17 year old brother tragically died in […]
3/03/15- Dear Tom, My husband, Marcus Thorpe is truly a real father real man! Although our daughter Sydney Marie was born just six shorts months ago, Marcus has already proven to be an exceptional father and overall great man. Not only does he make all of her baby food from scratch; he is up […]
2/25/15- Dear Tom, My dad, Eric Thomas is a 39 year old Real Father, Real Man. The reason I know this is because he is one of very few men who raises his kids alone. Eric grew up in the worst area of Chicago, IL and when he was young he made bad choices. […]
2/17/15- Dear Tom, My name is Jasmine and I want to nominate my father Jimmie Dean for Real Fathers Real Men. My dad is an outstanding father and an even better grandfather. He is now out of work due to a back injury. He was driving trucks and delivering food and fell six feet off a […]
2/10/15- Dear Tom, My friend Tim is a hard working young man. He’s 31 and tries to make sure that his three kids, ages 13,7, 8 are taken care of. He graduated from Norfolk State with a sociology degree. He’s now working three jobs just to stay afloat, and pay child support. He drives a […]
1/27/15- Dear Tom, I am writing you because me and my girls wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for my husband. On October 27, 2014, at about 1am our house caught on fire and we didn’t know it. It all happened so fast. When my daughter woke us up, there was smoke and then an […]
1/20/15- Dear Tom, I could not have asked for a better husband, father, pastor and friend. James embodies what it means to be unselfish and loving. We moved from California to laurel, Mississippi in 2010 with our three children to help care for James’ aging grandmother, lovingly called Miss Eva, and to plant a […]
01/13/15- Dear Tom, My husband “JJ” is the best husband and father a family could ask for. He has a heart of gold, and he always puts family first. He works 16 hours a day on two full time jobs and still makes time for our five kids being a team dad, basketball coach […]
01/06/14- Dear Tom, I nominate Destin for the “Real Fathers Real Men” because he is truly deserving. At 18, he had his first child and although he had some growing up to do he took care of his daughter. When I met Destin back in march of 2013, he was in his own apartment & […]
12/30/14- Dear Tom, My father is like none other. There has never been a moment where he wasn’t trying to provide for his family. In fact, he was laid off work a few weeks before I was born. He somehow managed to find another job a few days before I was brought into this […]
