fathers

Two teenaged boys with very different lives find that they share a common bond--fathers they have never met who left when they were small boys--and in spite of their differences, they become close when they each need someone who understands.

Junior high school student Nick must face the fact that his father is plunging fast into serious mental illness.

Donna Parisi, still grieving over her father's death four years ago, comes to the realization while standing in front of the dead body of a classmate at a funeral home that she could find purpose in a career in the funeral industry.

Construction worker Mick Brannigan is forced into the role of stay-at-home father after a freak accident, while his wife, Layne, reluctantly returns to a law firm.

A family is distressed when Daddy gets the chicken pox, but when he recovers it is a joyous occasion.

Listening to his father talk about his job, a young boy imagines all the fun he must have at work every day.

When her father leaves their Massachusetts farm to prospect for gold in California, Sarah must find a way to cope with her mother's cold demeanor and strict discipline and deal with the difficulties of life.

Jessie, a young girl living in the Oklahoma dust bowl during the Depression, tries to tame a wild dog and help her father recover from a nervous breakdown.

When Mom goes out for the evening, Dad and the kids invent games filled with fun and laughter, and they all learn how to give an octopus hug.

A father and son share a special time together walking the dog as the boy questions why his father loves him.