Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumThings My Father Taught Me: An Interview with Joe and Hunter Biden
https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/a20655/things-my-father-taught-me/JOE: I thinkI hopeI was an attentive father when their mommy was alive. By the way, there's a distinction: There's Mom, that's Jill, and Mommy, that's Neilia. There's no step-anything in our family. I hope I was a good father, and I know their mommy, Neilia, was an incredible mother. But when they lost their sister and their mother in the car crash, and they survived, it was not only traumatic, but they were hospitalized for a little while. Hunter had a severe skull fracture, and most of the bones in Beau's body were broken. He was in traction in a body cast for a long time.
We have an expression in our family: If you have to ask for help, it's too late. We're there for each other. I have a rule for every single staff member who's ever worked for me in forty-two years: If you ever come to work when your kid has an important function, no matter what you're doing for meif you ever show up for me and you miss your wife's birthday or your husband's birthday or your kid's thing, don't work for me. And I mean it. That is the God's truth. I can swear on my word as a Biden.
[His staff nods in unison, some of them smiling a little, looking around at each other.]....
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sheshe2
(83,786 posts)Thanks for that, it shows my heart and humanity are still intact.
Thank you Joe Biden. You and your family have lost so much, yet you still have so much love to give back.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)does she not have a name?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)have a daughter, Ashley. Joe's son, Beau, died of brain cancer in 2015. He was their older brother.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JI7
(89,251 posts)that's the focus of the interview.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JI7
(89,251 posts)so people are mentioned in relationship to him.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)You would have to ask the author. Otherwise, it is a good article.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mcar
(42,334 posts)This is a good man.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)the pain of such a great loss. He was fortunate to find Jill.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
I remember at the first DNC in 2008, when Beau introduced his dad. During the history part of his speech he said, "and then we met our mom, Jill." Camera flashed to Jill with a huge smile on her face.
Still gets me.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,285 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Peacetrain
(22,877 posts)touching article
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dem2theMax
(9,651 posts)I just made my declaration. Biden.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)and dollar signs in their eyes and holes in their hearts.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brer cat
(24,575 posts)It is obvious that "family first" is not just a slogan for him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lapucelle
(18,268 posts)It's heartbreaking.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueFlorida
(1,532 posts)which is why all the brouhaha was silly.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden