Used to be Mine (from 'Waitress' the musical) MALE COVER VERSION – An Ode to Single Parents скачать в хорошем качестве

Used to be Mine (from 'Waitress' the musical) MALE COVER VERSION – An Ode to Single Parents

My amateur cover song version and video is dedicated to any single dad out there who is doing all he can to show up and stay relevant for his kids. I am currently a single dad to four amazing children. I feel like I used to be a fun dad. I feel like I used to be an amazing dad. I feel like I used to be an adventurous, energetic, and emotionally available dad. I feel like I used to be a Super-Dad. But now, I struggle (as do most other single dads/moms) in keeping my head above water and trying to be there for my kids. And I’ve come to realize that in the eyes of society (and law) there are only two stereotypes for single parents: 1) single moms, and 2) deadbeat dads. The sad truth is single dads are unfairly treated and burdened in their efforts to stay a part of their kids’ lives. As a result, the common and predictable scenario is that the dad, who often starts off as a normal and involved dad, eventually fades away because it is just too hard to continually overcome the prejudices and biases of society and the legal system. Not always - but WAY TOO OFTEN - the involvement of a dad is reduced not because they choose or deserve it, but because they are the product of a broken and biased system in a society that, at best, ignores them and at worst, actually forces them out. The best we single dads can realistically hope for is to avoid getting chewed up and cancelled by the single-parent system. And the best-case realistic scenario in order for a single father to avoid cancelation, is to be completely ignored by the legal system and society so he can at least do his best to fight on his own to stay relevant and involved with his children. Read that again. This please-just-stay-out-of-our-way scenario is currently our realistic ‘best case’ scenario. All single parents, every single parent, struggles incredibly in his/her effort to be a successful and involved single parent. In the words of Dr. Suess in the profoundly applicable story of Horton Hears a Who, “a person is a person no matter how small.” But some single parents could use a little more love - or at least a little less hate.