Kyle McMahon: You Are Not Your Deadbeat Dad

Kyle McMahon: You Are Not Your Deadbeat Dad

15 Year Old Boy Repays The Debt to a Victim of His Deadbeat Dad

You Are Not Your Deadbeat Dad
by Kyle McMahon

Kyle McMahon Exclusive: You are Not Your Deadbeat Dad

The story of a 15 year old boy repaying the debt of his deadbeat father has recently gone viral. While this first happened in September of 2013, it's finally making it's well deserved rounds. If you haven't yet heard, Tona Herndon was visiting the grave of her recently deceased husband when she was mugged by Shane Lunsford. Lunsford stole hundreds of dollars from the grieving widow, who's husband had just passed away the week before. Lunsford told News 9 Oklahoma City, “As the purse came off, I looked him right in the eyes and there was a look in his eyes. It was a look of pain and my thought was 'He doesn't really want to do this'.”  Lunsford then sent $250 to his 15 year old son Christian for an upcoming band trip.

As Lunsford was taken in for his crime, Christian realized where the money had come from. He tracked down Mrs. Herndon and arranged a meeting with her outside of his church, apologized for his father's transgressions and returned the money. What happens next will absolutely warm even the coldest of hearts. (Watch the video below to see).

Christian is further proof that a fatherless son is not his father. His father was in and out of jail for most of his life, giving him one of the worst examples of being a decent human being that he could have. But Christian is not his deadbeat father. In fact, while Christian's example of being a man in today's world has been a deadbeat criminal, he chose to go a different route. No matter what our example is we have the capacity to be different. We make the choices. We can choose to follow in the footsteps of our absent fathers and do the wrong thing or we can choose to do better. Christian Lunsford chose to do better - and the world is all the better for it.

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Kyle McMahon, the recording artist known as K.Mac, is a millennial who has recently appeared on a series of Oprah's Lifeclass specials, writes about self improvement for millennials and gives speeches on fatherless sons.  In a partnership with Fatherless.co he contributes exclusive material, including an upcoming book - MAN UP! An Action Plan For Fathers. Check out the Kyle McMahon website for more information. You can follow him on  Twitter, Google+  and Facebook.

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Utah passes law giving fathers new rights in adoption cases

Utah Governor Signs Adoption Bill Giving Fathers New Rights

Utah passes law giving fathers new rights in adoption cases

Utah Governor Gary Herbert has signed a law giving fathers new rights in adoption cases. The Adoption Act Amendments was created to help stop fraudulent adoptions in the state. The new law states that a biological mother must live in Utah for at least 90 days before giving a child up for adoption or she must file information with the courts about the biological father. The court will then notify the biological father before she puts the baby up for adoption.

This law gives biological fathers the option to take custody of their child before he is put up for adoption.

Great job, Utah!

Kyle McMahon Talks Mike Posner and Mental Health

Kyle McMahon Talks Mike Posner and Mental Health

"Mike Posner and Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health" by Kyle McMahon (Huffington Post)

Huffington Post has published the latest article by "the poster-boy for Fatherless Sons", Kyle McMahon (aka K.Mac). The article "Mike Posner and Breaking The Stigma of Mental Health" delves into the topic of how young artists like himself and 'Cooler Than Me' singer / writer Mike Posner are breaking the stigma of mental health in the United States by talking about their anxiety, depression and other mental health issues to their fans and followers through their work.

Read the full story and see what these young artists are doing to break ground.

Read: "Mike Posner and Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health" by Kyle McMahon (Huffington Post)

For more on Mike Posner visit the Mike Posner website or follow him on Twitter.

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Daryl Hall is a Deadbeat Dad, Darren Hall Speaks Out

Daryl Hall is a Deadbeat Dad, Darren Hall Speaks Out

Daryl Hall is a deadbeat dad; His Son speaks out

Back in 1983, Hall and Oats co-founder Daryl Hall had a one night stand with a fan, whom ended up pregnant. On January 8, 1984, Darren Hall was born and his father Daryl Hall chose not to be there. Hall actually fought against child support as documented in the court files. In fact, Daryl Hall actually make the claim that he grew up frugally and would want his son to do the same. From the court records: "Hall further described his personal lifestyle as "frugal" and "simple." He indicated that he would want his son Darren to live in a similar manner and to grow up as he did, without expensive music lessons or tutoring."

Darren Hall tells Pop Dust that his father never offered him "help, assistance or even encouragement" in his life or his burgeoning music career. In fact, it wasn't until he was 18 years old that Darren even met his father. The younger Hall told Pop Dust, "I wanted to get to know him you know, and it just didn't feel like that’s what he wanted. Like he was too busy, and I had to fit into his existing schedule if I wanted to interact with him. Not like I was special in any way to him, which I suppose I’m not. After that, I asked for a job on tour, I wanted to get involved with music. He gave me a job selling merchandise at shows, which means you set up before the show starts and work through, then tear down after the show, so that meant I had zero actual contact with any part of the show that had anything to do with music. Just the merchandise bitch...

I was on the road but I barely saw him, he traveled separately from the crew. I was making a salary, but maybe $1,800 monthly, my rent was $1,200, so that doesn't leave much to live on. I was frustrated and a bit angry that I was kinda having this experience, but I was having it from the outside. Like we’d go on a shopping trip and that would entail me following him around watching him buy clothes or books or whatever. That was our main activity, my following him around doing his activities.

I suppose the “final straw” for me was an offhand comment he made, I don’t know if he even knows I heard it. We were at a big family dinner at a B&B and I was sitting down at one end of the table with aunts and uncles, my dad was in the center with his wife and her two kids. The bill came and one of the kids picked up the check and said jokingly, “don’t worry Daryl, I got this,” like a 12-year-old is going to buy dinner. It was funny. So he tousles the kid’s hair and says, “I can’t wait for the day when you can actually grab the check.” My heart dropped, I was like, “that’s what you say to your son? That’s his son… I’ll never have that kind of relationship with him.” I left maybe a week later."

They have not even spoken in four years.

Go to Pop Dust to read the entire interview.