Imprisoned fathers get a chance to embrace their kids
Updated | By Jane Linley-Thomas
Incredible footage has emerged of fathers being given the opportunity to
spend a day with their kids in prison
One can only imagine how these convicted felons must feel, never being able to see their children? Not being able to say I love you, to tuck them in at night, and be a part of their precious lives must be so tough.
Yes, they made their own choices in life and are now paying for them, but it is still a difficult situation for all involved.
From convicted murderers to drug dealers, some of these dads have been locked away for most of their children's lives.
Read: This dad takes 'Father of the year' award
Sadly, through the choices of the fathers, the ones to really suffer are the children. Day in and day out they have to live without a father figure.
A prison missionary created a program in one of the local prisons called "one day with God" where children got to spend the day with their dads in prison.
Read:
172 inmates escape Haiti prison: reportIt's hard not to feel emotional as the fathers enter the humble gym hall one at a time. Some kids were so excited they literally knocked their dads off their feet.
Being in jail must be so incredibly hard, but being a parent in jail must just be the worst, each day knowing you are missing out on so much.
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