A Second Chance for Fathers to Connect with Their Kids | Charles C. Daniels, Jr. | TED

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A Second Chance for Fathers to Connect with Their Kids | Charles C. Daniels, Jr. | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Naama Lieberman ืขืจื™ื›ื”: zeeva livshitz
00:04
Did you know
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ื”ืื ื™ื“ืขืชื
00:06
that an estimated 10 million children in the United States
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ืฉื›ืขืฉืจื” ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืืจื”โ€œื‘
00:11
see their fathers less than once a month?
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ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืื‘ื ืฉืœื”ื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืคืขื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ?
00:17
Research tells us what happens to boys and girls without dads
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ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืจืื” ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื•ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืœื™ ืื‘ื•ืช
00:23
or stable father figures in their lives.
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ืื• ื‘ืœื™ ื“ืžื•ืช ืื‘ ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ื.
00:26
Poverty rates double,
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ืขื•ื ื™ ืžื•ื›ืคืœ,
00:29
emotional and behavioral health issues increase,
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ืงืฉื™ื™ื ืจื’ืฉื™ื™ื ื•ืงืฉื™ื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืขื•ืœื™ื,
00:33
high school dropout rates increase, as do crime and prison rates.
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ื ืฉื™ืจื” ืžื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืขื•ืœื”, ื•ื›ืš ื’ื ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ืคืฉื™ืขื” ื•ื”ื›ืœื™ืื”.
00:40
And I was no different.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ื ื”.
00:43
I grew up in Georgia without my father.
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ื’โ€˜ื•ืจื’โ€™ื™ื” ื‘ืœื™ ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™.
00:47
My mother raised me.
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ืื™ืžื ืฉืœื™ ื’ื™ื“ืœื” ืื•ืชื™.
00:50
And let me tell you something about my mom.
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ื•ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื›ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืขืœ ืื™ืžื ืฉืœื™.
00:54
Every day before school, she would look me in the eyes and say to me,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ, ื”ื™ื ื”ืกืชื›ืœื” ืœื™ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื•ืืžืจื” ืœื™,
00:58
"You are tall, dark and handsome."
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โ€œืืชื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”, ื›ื”ื” ื•ื ืื”โ€œ.
01:02
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:05
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:11
"And you can do anything you want in this world
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โ€œื•ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืชืจืฆื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”
01:14
if you put your mind to it."
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ืื ืชืชืืžืฅ ืžืกืคื™ืงโ€.
01:18
But I didn't believe her.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ืืžื ืชื™ ืœื”.
01:23
I struggled.
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ื ืื‘ืงืชื™.
01:27
Behavioral issues,
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ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช,
01:29
substance abuse issues,
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ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืขื ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช,
01:31
suicidal ideation.
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ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืื•ื‘ื“ื ื™ื•ืช.
01:34
I blamed myself for my father being absent.
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ื”ืืฉืžืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืขืœ ื–ื” ืฉืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื ืขื“ืจ.
01:42
I remember I was in college.
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืงื•ืœื’โ€™.
01:45
In my room by myself.
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ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืœื‘ื“.
01:49
"God, you have to help me use my pain."
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โ€œืืœื•ื”ื™ื, ืืชื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืื‘ ืฉืœื™โ€œ.
01:54
So I went on a journey to find my father.
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ืื– ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืœืžืกืข ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™.
01:57
And what I found was shocking.
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžื–ืขื–ืข.
02:01
My father had been experiencing an issue that he needed help in overcoming.
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ืœืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืงื•ืฉื™ ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืขื–ืจื” ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•.
02:07
He was experiencing his own pain.
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ื”ื•ื ื—ื•ื•ื” ื›ืื‘ ื‘ืขืฆืžื•.
02:11
His absence was not my fault.
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ื”ื”ื™ืขื“ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื• ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืืฉืžืชื™.
02:16
And in a way, not his fault.
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ื•ื‘ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื, ืœื ืืฉืžืชื•.
02:19
Then I thought to myself,
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ืื– ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™,
02:21
what if my father would have had a caring group of neighbors
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ืžื” ืื ืœืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืฉื›ื ื™ื ื“ื•ืื’ื™ื
02:25
to support him?
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ืฉื™ืชืžื›ื• ื‘ื•?
02:27
It would have made a difference for the both of us.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืฉื ื™ื ื•.
02:31
Now, there's a lot of reasons that keep fathers separated from their children.
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื‘ื•ืช ื ืคืจื“ื™ื ืžื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื.
02:37
There are the ones you might think of right away,
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ื™ืฉ ืืช ืืœื” ืฉืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ืžื™ื“,
02:40
like estrangement from a mother,
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ื›ืžื• ื ื™ื›ื•ืจ ืœืื™ืžื,
02:42
substance abuse, sickness and incarceration.
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ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช, ืžื—ืœื” ื•ืžืืกืจ.
02:48
But the reasons that don't get talked about enough
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ืžืกืคื™ืง
02:52
are the ones that exacerbate the problem.
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ื”ืŸ ืืœื” ืฉืžื—ืžื™ืจื•ืช ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”.
02:57
Those are the emotions we don't talk about enough.
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ืืœื” ื”ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ื ืžืกืคื™ืง.
03:02
I'm talking about shame.
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ืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื‘ื•ืฉื”.
03:06
Guilt.
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ืืฉืžื”.
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And embarrassment.
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ื•ืžื‘ื•ื›ื”.
03:12
These emotions can cause so much harm
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ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืืœื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื’ืจื•ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื ื–ืง
03:17
beyond the absence.
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ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื”ื™ืขื“ืจ.
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Ben was a 32-year-old father
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ื‘ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืื‘ื ื‘ืŸ 32
03:28
at an agency that I run called Fathersโ€™ UpLift,
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ื‘ืกื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ืžื ื”ืœ ื‘ืฉื Fatherโ€™s UpLift,
03:32
where we help fathers love, forgive and heal.
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ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœืื‘ื•ืช ืœืื”ื•ื‘, ืœืกืœื•ื— ื•ืœื”ืชืจืคื.
03:37
And in doing so,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืš,
03:38
they learn to find the beauty in the pain they've experienced.
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ื”ื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืคื™ ื‘ื›ืื‘ ืฉื”ื ื—ื•ื•.
03:44
Now one might ask, how can pain be beautiful?
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉืื•ืœ, ืื™ืš ื›ืื‘ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ืคื”?
03:49
At Fathers' UpLift, we believe that pain gives you character,
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ื‘ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉื›ืื‘ ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœืš ืื•ืคื™,
03:53
strength and courage.
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ื›ื•ื— ื•ืื•ืžืฅ.
03:56
More importantly, there is a mystery on the other side of pain.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘, ื™ืฉ ืชืขืœื•ืžื” ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื›ืื‘.
04:00
For the population we work with,
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ืœืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ืฉืื™ืชื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื,
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that mystery is a father's child.
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ื”ืชืขืœื•ืžื” ื”ื™ื ื™ืœื“ ืฉืœ ืื‘ื.
04:07
The warm embrace with your child on the other side of the mystery,
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ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืง ื”ื—ื ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ ืฉืœืš ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืœื•ืžื”,
04:12
that is beauty.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื•ืคื™.
04:16
Ben spent four years separated from his child
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ื‘ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืคืจื“ ืžื™ืœื“ืชื• ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื
04:20
due to co-parenting issues.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื•ืจื•ืช ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช,
04:23
restraining orders
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ืฆื•ื•ื™ ื”ืจื—ืงื”
04:26
and challenges navigating the family court.
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ื•ืงืฉื™ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื•ื•ื˜ ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืœืžืฉืคื—ื”.
04:29
But he also experienced shame
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ื’ื ื—ื•ื•ื” ื‘ื•ืฉื”
04:32
from not being able to see his daughter daily,
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ืžื›ืš ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื,
04:35
guilt because he was absent
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ืืฉืžื” ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื ืขื“ืจ
04:38
and embarrassment because he was unable to spend time with his daughter
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ื•ืžื‘ื•ื›ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ ืขื ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื•
04:42
on a consistent basis.
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข.
04:45
Now it is imperative to note
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ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
04:50
that as we stand here today,
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ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื,
04:53
that through prior relationships men learn to love and hate.
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ื“ืจืš ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืงื•ื“ืžื•ืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ื•ืœืฉื ื•ื.
05:00
Some of us have limited experience with love.
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ืœื—ืœืงื ื• ื™ืฉ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœ ืขื ืื”ื‘ื”.
05:04
Therefore, relationships that emphasize self-love
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ืœื›ืŸ, ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืžื“ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืื”ื‘ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช
05:09
play an essential role in the work we do.
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ืžืฉื—ืงื•ืช ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืžื›ืจื™ืข ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื.
05:13
Lifelong relationships are integral to our efforts,
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ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืŸ ืžื”ื•ืชื™ื•ืช ืœืžืืžืฅ ืฉืœื ื•,
05:16
with specific emphasis on an individual's ability
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ืขื ื“ื’ืฉ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืขืœ ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“
05:20
to mirror new behavior and connections.
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ืœืฉืงืฃ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื” ื•ืงืฉืจื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
05:25
Now, while many fathers like Ben come to our agency
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืื‘ื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ืžื• ื‘ืŸ ื‘ืื™ื ืœืกื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
05:28
through social service agencies and correctional facilities,
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ื“ืจืš ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื” ื•ื‘ืชื™ ื”ื›ืœื,
05:32
many of them come to us through word of mouth.
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืขืœื™ื ื• ืžืคื” ืœืื•ื–ืŸ.
05:38
They come to our clinic and can work one-on-one
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ื”ื ื‘ืื™ื ืœืงืœื™ื ื™ืงื” ืฉืœื ื• ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื—ื“-ืขืœ-ืื—ื“
05:41
with a licensed therapist and coach.
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ืขื ืžื˜ืคืœ ืžื•ืกืžืš ื•ืขื ืžืืžืŸ.
05:45
A team of individuals that provide guidance,
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ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืกืคืงื™ื ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื”,
05:49
advocacy and mentorship.
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ืกื ื’ื•ืจ ื•ื”ื“ืจื›ื”.
05:53
We also offer group therapy.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืชื™.
05:56
In groups of five to 25 fathers or more,
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ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืขื“ 25 ืื‘ื•ืช ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ,
06:00
they share stories about their children and comfort one another
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ื”ื ื—ื•ืœืงื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื ื•ืžื ื—ืžื™ื ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื”
06:03
as they work to achieve a common goal.
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืžื˜ืจื” ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช.
06:07
They hear stories of triumph and struggle
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ื”ื ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื ื™ืฆื—ื•ืŸ ื•ืฉืœ ืžืื‘ืง
06:10
and pour into one another whenever there is a need.
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ื•ืžืชืžืกืจื™ื ืœืชืžื™ื›ื” ื–ื” ื‘ื–ื” ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ืฆื•ืจืš.
06:14
Together, we ensure that fathers are mentally
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ื™ื—ื“, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉืื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื
06:18
and emotionally prepared to be in their children's lives.
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ื ืคืฉื™ืช ื•ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื.
06:22
And when their father has achieved his goal,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื‘ื ืฉืœื”ื ื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื•,
06:24
he is invited to come back and be an ambassador
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ื”ื•ื ืžื•ื–ืžืŸ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื’ืจื™ืจ
06:27
and pay it forward.
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ืœืชืจื•ื ื‘ื—ื–ืจื”.
06:29
And last but not least,
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ื•ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื—ื‘ื™ื‘,
06:32
we ensure that mental health providers,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉืžื˜ืคืœื™ื ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ,
06:36
universities and institutions
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ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช ื•ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช
06:38
have the tools they need to engage fathers wherever they are throughout the world,
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ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื™ื ื‘ื›ืœื™ื ื”ื ื—ื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ืื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื”ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
06:43
through our online and in-person instruction.
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ื‘ื”ื“ืจื›ื” ืžืงื•ื•ื ืช ื•ืคื ื™ื ืืœ ืคื ื™ื.
06:46
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
06:53
We work with fathers as long as they need us.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขื ืื‘ื•ืช ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ื”ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื•.
06:56
Or, in other words, until they fire us.
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ืื• ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช, ืขื“ ืฉื”ื ืžืคื˜ืจื™ื ืื•ืชื ื•.
07:00
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:02
Now there is no easy formula here.
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ืื™ืŸ ื ื•ืกื—ื” ืงืœื” ื›ืืŸ.
07:07
Every dad is different.
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ื›ืœ ืื‘ื ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ื ื”.
07:09
Every kid is different.
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ื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ื ื”.
07:12
Every story is different.
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ื›ืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ื ื”.
07:14
But there are a few things we do every time.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื.
07:17
We are loving our fathers and the fatherless back to life.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืื‘ื•ืช ื•ืืช ื—ืกืจื™ ื”ืื‘ ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื—ื™ื™ื.
07:22
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:27
We hug our fathers.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื‘ืงื™ื ืืช ื”ืื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
07:30
We celebrate them on birthdays and holidays with a call
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ื’ื’ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ื•ื‘ื—ื’ื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ื—ืช ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ
07:33
to let them know how much we appreciate them.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื“ืขื• ื›ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื•ืชื.
07:37
And we assume that they have the power to achieve their goals.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื”ื›ื•ื— ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
07:42
We are a consistent source of support for them
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื•ืจ ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืขืงื‘ื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื
07:45
as they work to process the mistakes they've made in the past.
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืœืขื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืขืฉื• ื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
07:52
For the last few years, weโ€™ve served over 10,000 fathers in their families.
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ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช, ืฉื™ืจืชื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-10,000 ืื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
07:57
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:04
We've seen fathers accomplish goals,
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ืจืื™ื ื• ืื‘ื•ืช ืžื’ืฉื™ืžื™ื ืžื˜ืจื•ืช,
08:07
such as gaining shared custody of their children,
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ื›ืžื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืžืฉืžื•ืจืช ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื,
08:10
loving themselves again
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ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ืฉื•ื‘
08:13
and gaining a newfound appreciation
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ื•ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืขืจื›ื” ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉืช
08:15
for everything they have experienced in their life.
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ืœื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื ื—ื•ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.
08:21
All of our fathers enter our doors feeling hopeless.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื ื›ื ืกื™ื ื‘ื“ืœืช ื—ืกืจื™ ืชืงื•ื•ื”.
08:25
But when they leave,
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืขื•ื–ื‘ื™ื,
08:26
over 90 percent of them say they have an improved sense of identity
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-90% ืžื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื™ืคื•ืจ ื‘ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ืขืฆืžื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื
08:30
and self-worth.
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ื•ื‘ืขืจืš ื”ืขืฆืžื™.
08:31
We've helped fathers released from jail and prison
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ืขื–ืจื ื• ืœืื‘ื•ืช ืฉืฉื•ื—ืจืจื• ืžื”ื›ืœื
08:34
return home with their worth, their dignity and their self-respect.
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ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืขื ืขืจืš ืขืฆืžื™, ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืขืฆืžื™.
08:39
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:45
And of course,
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ,
08:47
our work just doesn't benefit fathers.
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ืจืง ืžื•ืขื™ืœื” ืœืื‘ื•ืช.
08:51
It's for the kids too.
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ื–ื” ื’ื ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
08:54
A kid blaming himself for something he doesn't understand.
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ื™ืœื“ ืฉืžืืฉื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืŸ.
08:59
The kid like I was, who struggled
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ื™ืœื“ ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™, ืฉื ืื‘ืง
09:03
and who didn't understand that fathers are human too.
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ืฉืœื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื’ื ืื‘ื•ืช ื”ื ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื.
09:12
My father's absence inspired me to create a safe haven for fathers nationwide.
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ื”ื”ื™ืขื“ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื ืชื ื” ืœื™ ื”ืฉืจืื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืจื—ื‘ ืžื•ื’ืŸ ืœืื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืืจืฅ.
09:18
And truth be told,
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ื•ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช,
09:20
my father is currently leading a life separated from me
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื—ื™ ื›ืจื’ืข ื—ื™ื™ื ื ืคืจื“ื™ื ืžืžื ื™
09:23
as we speak today.
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื.
09:26
Unfortunately, it is not a perfect ending.
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ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืฆืขืจ, ืื™ืŸ ืกื•ืฃ ืžื•ืฉืœื.
09:30
But it is an important one.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
09:33
It sheds light on the fact that fathers hurt too.
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ื–ื” ืžืื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื’ื ืœืื‘ื•ืช ื›ื•ืื‘.
09:36
And it is our responsibility to love them back to life whenever the need exist.
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืื•ืชื ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืงื™ื™ื.
09:47
As I stand on the stage,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื”,
09:50
I can't stop thinking about my seven-year-old son, Clayton,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืฉืœื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืŸ ื”ืฉื‘ืข, ืงืœื™ื™ื˜ื•ืŸ,
09:54
and my one-year-old daughter, SaMya Grace.
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ื•ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืช ื”ืฉื ื” ืกืžืื™ื” ื’ืจื™ื™ืก.
09:58
The other day, I asked Clayton,
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื, ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืงืœื™ื™ื˜ื•ืŸ,
10:01
"What kind of father am I?"
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โ€œืื™ื–ื” ืžืŸ ืื‘ื ืื ื™?โ€
10:05
He looked at me and said,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœื™ ื•ืืžืจ,
10:07
"Um, you have a mustache,"
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โ€œืื, ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืฉืคืโ€,
10:09
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:12
"Long hair," this was before the haircut, may I add.
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โ€œืฉื™ืขืจ ืืจื•ืšโ€œ, ื–ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืกืชืคืจืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ื“.
10:14
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:16
"And even a new computer."
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โ€œื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื—ื“ืฉโ€œ.
10:19
I was like, "OK, this is true, son."
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• โ€œืื•ืงื™ื™, ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืŸโ€œ.
10:23
He goes on to say,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืžืฉื™ืš ื•ืื•ืžืจ,
10:26
"I love it when you buy me games," before hugging me --
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โ€œืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืฉืืชื” ืงื•ื ื” ืœื™ ืžืฉื—ืงื™ืโ€œ, ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื ื—ื™ื‘ืง ืื•ืชื™ --
10:29
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:32
And running back to his room.
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ื•ืจืฅ ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื—ื“ืจ ืฉืœื•.
10:33
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:36
And SaMya Grace.
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ื•ืกืžืื™ื” ื’ืจื™ื™ืก.
10:39
Every time I ask her for a kiss,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžื ื” ื ืฉื™ืงื”,
10:42
she puckers up her lips and she runs to kiss me with an enormous smile.
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ื”ื™ื ืงื•ืคืฆืช ืืช ื”ืฉืคืชื™ื™ื ื•ืจืฆื” ืœื ืฉืง ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื•ืš ืขื ืง.
10:50
That makes my day every time.
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ื–ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื.
10:53
When moments like these occur,
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ื›ืฉืจื’ืขื™ื ื›ืืœื” ืงื•ืจื™ื,
10:55
I understand that I have the privilege to be present,
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ื›ื—,
10:58
unlike many of the fathers that walk through our doors for the first time.
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ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืื‘ื•ืช ืฉื ื›ื ืกื™ื ื‘ื“ืœืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
11:04
Like them, I am far from perfect.
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ื›ืžื•ื”ื, ืื ื™ ืจื—ื•ืง ืžืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืฉืœื.
11:08
Despite my mistakes,
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ืขืœ ืืฃ ื”ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
11:11
my greatest achievement is being Clayton and SaMya's father.
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ื”ื”ื™ืฉื’ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื‘ื ืฉืœ ืงืœื™ื™ื˜ื•ืŸ ื•ืกืžืื™ื”.
11:17
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
11:22
Millions of fathers today,
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื‘ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื,
11:26
regardless of their location,
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ื‘ืœื™ ืงืฉืจ ืœื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื,
11:29
can say the same thing.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ.
11:35
I must admit,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช,
11:38
if it had not been for the individuals in my life
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ืื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™
11:40
that reminded me of how valuable I was,
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ืฉื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ื‘ืขืœ ืขืจืš ืื ื™,
11:44
I would not be here today.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื.
11:46
I'm more than thankful for them that they loved me back to life.
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ืื ื™ ืืกื™ืจ ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื”ื ืฉื”ื ืื”ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื—ื™ื™ื.
11:51
Fathers that have been absent, regardless of their past mistakes,
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ืื‘ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ื ืขื“ืจื™ื, ื‘ืœื™ ืงืฉืจ ืœื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืขื‘ืจ,
11:57
deserve a lifeline.
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ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื ื—ื‘ืœ ื”ืฆืœื”.
11:59
And if we are deserving,
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ื•ืื ืœื ื• ืžื’ื™ืข,
12:02
so are the ones who have lost their way.
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ืื– ื’ื ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืืœื” ืฉืื‘ื“ื• ืืช ื“ืจื›ื.
12:07
Take a moment with me.
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ืงื—ื• ืจื’ืข ืื™ืชื™.
12:10
Fifteen seconds.
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ื—ืžืฉ ืขืฉืจื” ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.
12:12
And I'll keep the time.
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ืื ื™ ืืžื“ื•ื“ ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
12:16
Think about the people who loved you when you lost your way.
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ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื”ื‘ื• ืืชื›ื ื›ืฉืื‘ื“ืชื ืืช ื“ืจื›ื›ื.
12:21
Who huged you when you needed it.
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ืฉื—ื™ื‘ืงื• ืืชื›ื ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื–ื”.
12:25
Who assumed best intention.
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ืฉื”ื ื™ื—ื• ื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
12:30
Who validated you.
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ืฉื ืชื ื• ืชื•ืงืฃ ืœืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
12:32
And embraced you even when you felt undeserving.
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ื•ื—ื™ื‘ืงื• ืืชื›ื ื’ื ื›ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉืชื ืœื ืจืื•ื™ื™ื.
12:37
Whoever came to mind,
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ืžื™ ืฉืขื•ืœื” ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืœื›ื,
12:39
try, just try and be that to someone else.
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ื ืกื•, ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ืกื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืืœื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ.
12:44
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
12:45
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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