Beautifully Native
Father Appreciation
T
hese Red Honey
readers responded to a survey entry into a random
drawing for a Father’s
Day prize in 2006. We
didn’t want to leave
out all the great Native
dads out there.
John Paul Mondragon, New Mexico
“My dad is my everything. Every
time I talk about my dad I have
tears in my eyes. My dad is a Vietnam Veteran and so proud of him.
My dad has been there for me every time that I have needed him,
even if he has other plans I come
first. He is such a great father and
also a wonderful grandpa to my
children.”
“My dad and I have been through
so much together in the past four
years. In 2002 I lost my baby boy
to RSV, and my dad really took it
bad. ‘Til this day he still has a hard
time dealing with the loss of my
baby. Just recently I have become a single mother due to a divorce and once again he is there
for me. When I am at work he
takes care of my kids. When I try
to pay him for that he never takes
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