Fathers benefit from improved policies on paid leave and child tax credit

By Benjamin Watson – For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

There’s no better investment our government can make than one that rewards men who show up for their families.

When I was 24 years old, I won a Super Bowl. While sidelined with a knee injury, it was nonetheless the fruit of decades worth of sacrifice, teamwork and perseverance, for all of us.

As the confetti fell I tried to fathom our arrival at the zenith of the sport. But later that year, I married my wife Kirsten and realized that, unlike sport’s fleeting glory, we were embarking on a journey that would last a lifetime. And then, when I held my first child in my arms, I understood the privilege of fatherhood and the responsibility of caring for human life.

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