Why Do My Kids Hate America?

Your Other Dad says you and your kids define patriotism differently.

David Valdes
GEN
Published in
4 min readJul 11, 2021

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Dear Other Dad —

Fourth of July was a disaster. My kids didn’t want flags up and they gave me a hard time about wearing red, white, and blue. I let them put up their pride…

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David Valdes
GEN
Writer for

David Valdes is a Cuban-American author who writes about family, race, and LGBTQ issues. His book Brighter than the Moon releases in January 2023.