A Father's Right to Be a Dad: Stand Strong, Proud, and Unwavering

By Kevin R. McKinney

Brother McKinney encourages the brothers to Stand Up because its time for a change. Fathers must now become Daddies and Stand Up, Stand Proud and Stand Strong by owning up to their responsibility to actively nurture and raise their children. He also teaches men that what you do not deal with will eventually deal with you. Therefore, he encourages fathers to take their rightful place in the lives of their sons and daughters and embrace the term of endearment of being called Dad.
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The author, Kevin R. McKinney, is seen as a man who Stands up, Stands Proud and Stands Strong along with carrying the following attributes:
? Provider
? Leader
? Disciplinarian
? Protector
? Someone who brings confirmation to his daughters life and about what God is saying
? Guiding hand
? Bridge between his daughters and their mother
Kevin McKinneys destiny is to bring restoration to relationships between a Daddy and his seed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499002362

Kevin R. McKinney

In his book, Kevin R. McKinney connects with his brothers who all share a common tie or interest, which is the pursuit of “Daddy hood”. His transparency shows his “burning” desire to be a Daddy to his beautiful twin daughters, Shannon and Shawna. Brother McKinney also shows us how children need their Dads and how Dads need their children. A Daddy should go to great lengths to recover his relationship with his children. No amount of adult drama or family court systems should come between a child and their Father’s Right To Be A Dad. The author recognizes that as men, there is a deep hunger to be a provider for their children and to be a leader. In the book, “A Father’s Right To Be A Dad”, it shows that life has a way of bringing out the humility in all us, both men and women. Just when we think we have it all together, life surely has way of bringing us back to our senses.

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A Father’s Right

to Be a Dad

Stand Strong, Proud, and Unwavering

Kevin R. McKinney

Copyright © 2014 by Kevin R. McKinney.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2014906904

ISBN:      Hardcover      978-1-4990-0237-9

      Softcover        978-1-4990-0238-6

      eBook             978-1-4990-0236-2

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Rev. date: 04/22/2014

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Contents

Being True to Yourself and Your Responsibility

What Are You Prepared to Do?

The Family Court System… Is it for Family or

Another Day at the Office?

The Exposition of the Machine: Explaining the Ex-factor

Judge, Jury, Justice, or Joke? All rise for the Judge!

Or Bring in the Clowns

Sentenced to Jail but No Prisoner

Self-Reconciliation

One More for the Road

A novel that empowers men to

become strong fathers within the legalities of the family court system.

Men, it’s time to stand up and regain your given rights to be a strong,

confident, and legally sound Daddy.

Introduction Page:

First let me start by paying homage to all of my immediate and extended family who has been essential in my development as a responsible man and more importantly a daddy. Without all of your guidance, examples, and mentoring, I could not have achieved or developed into the success I am today. Our family is truly the epitome of the cliché It takes a village to raise a child. Also I would like to pay homage to all of the single mothers dedicated to raising their children without the support or contribution of the children’s birth father.

Thanks to my mom (Vernita M. McKinney) who has been a mother and a daddy in my single parent home.

Mom, throughout my life as a toddler, teen, and adult, I’ve watched your examples of strength, perseverance, discipline, and sacrifice. Although at times in my life I may have made the choices to take a totally different path from the good wholesome and virtuous morals that you always tried to instill in me. I can truly thank my God that no matter how far I may have strayed off that path of morality, with conviction I know that it was the strong fundamentals, unwavering discipline, and unconditional love you gave me that solidified a rock-like foundation of spirituality, character, and traits that would always guide me back to the fundamentals that I was raised on and are now indigenous to me.

Thanks to my brother Kenneth R. McKinney who in the absence of our father during my childhood continued to put a foot in my behind when I went astray. During my adolescent years, through all of the fights and arguments, I never knew or wanted to understand the reasons why you continued to enforce a sense of discipline or ethics in me; but I thank God for positioning you in my life and being a true inspiration, mentor, guardian, and role model throughout my development as a man. From all of my accomplishments from childhood through adulthood, you have been my inspiration, motivation, and lighthouse that has guided me to success and I thank you for your unselfish giving, agape love, and protection you have provided from the time since I could remember.

Oh, lol, lol, also a special thanks for certain memorable accounts from our childhood to now:

1. Stepping in and fighting Olauve’ when he was truly much bigger than me.

2. Pulling me free from the fence when we were chased in the alley that night on Thirty-third Street.

3. Getting me home when I fell off the swings and hit my head across the street at the playground.

4. Giving your last to pay for my tuition at Valley Forge Military Academy & J.C.

5. Dragging me out of that basement when I was determined to give up on life after my wife Donna passed away.

6. Paying the balance of my repossessed car so that I can get to work after being unemployed.

Dam… when you look at just a few things, I must say you was the man! Lol, lol.

Brother, I know I don’t say this much but I have always looked up to you and admired you for your accomplishments and unselfish giving of yourself. Thanks Mr. PhD!

A special thanks to my ex-wife (Sandra D. McKinney), who has done a phenomenal job with the raising of my twin daughters, Shannon Marie McKinney and Shawna Louise McKinney, may God keep you strong and determined to provide and support our future generation.

Through all of my selfish motives, lies, and deceptions in our marriage, which ultimately resulted in divorce of our marriage, I thank you for not giving up on me and always allowing me to be a daddy to my children. You have always been so strong and giving, you have taught the girls how to be ladies and strong women. You have always displayed an amazing gift of caring, giving, sacrifice, and ultimately love and compassion for others. From your examples throughout this experience, you have taught me so much and I have and continue to admire your ability to forgive and the unselfish nature that you have always exuded and instilled in our girls. You are an amazing mommy and we (the girls and I) are blessed to have you in our lives.

Please know that this book in no way is meant to undermine the women who continue to perform a superb effort in raising our children with an unselfish, giving, and loving nature.