Frederick - Parental Grind

I rely heavily on my father because he’s goes far beyond the role of absolute provider, as he is also my best friend. The boys in my book have the exact same feeling for their father. This level of respect is a sacred bond most father and son duos don’t experience, it’s actually seems rare after watching so many others fail. The three Dinka boys relied on their fathers to keep the herd of animals in good health, provide money and keep their needs met, which he did without a hitch or complaint, as my own father would.

When Benson’s father battled the lion one on one to keep his and the villages herds safe, most people probably thought he did it to keep everyone safe, but in reality he did it to keep his herd safe which in return feeds his family and keeps them in good health. Since as far back as I could remember, through good and bad times, my father never failed to OVER provide and put emphasis on over because what we received was far beyond what others in our position did. I grew up dirt poor, like eating peanut butter sandwiches and ramen while my parents shared baked potatoes.

That aside, every Christmas my sister and I got computers, game systems and whatever else every kid wanted that season. For birthdays we would take trips to toys are us and we got to pick almost whatever we wanted. I never remember being hungry or not having nice clothes to wear, never a missed hair cut and a replacement bike whenever mine was stolen, which happened a lot when I lived in Chicago as a kid. The Dinka boys loved, respected and wished to be exactly as their father were. I can relate to the first two but the thing is I have no intention on being just like my father, who’s a good man and father, but very stuck in his ways.

I believe a perfect man carries all the father traits my dad has, but has the ability to set himself apart from the men before him. I’ll keep the good values he’s installed, but as far as being the same goes, that end with our names, Frederick jr and sr.