I Am A Good Boy: A Letter To Daddy

By Carolyn Hendrix Engledow

Two years after 36-years-old Joseph Gates III was shot and killed in Stockton, California, Kiki, his five-year-old illegitimate son asked, "Where is my daddy, and who is he?" He last saw his father when he was two. He does not remember him or his paternal family. The hidden truth of his biological daddy is no longer a secret. His step-sister or brother told him that their father was not his real daddy. The child is troubled, without his father he is devastated and lost. His father abandoned him. Without a strong father image, most children from dysfunctional home deteriorate. Nurture theorists believe that troubled families are a breeding ground for future juvenile delinquents and criminals. Kiki's father lived in an unbroken cycle of crime. Crime, illegitimate children, insufficient parenting, alcohol, and drug abuse plagued his environment. He spent most of his teenage life and adulthood in detention facilities, jail cells, and penitentiaries for murder and various other misdemeanors and felonies. Kiki is one of the children he fathered amid his long string of paroles. Sharma, Kiki's mother, has determined that he will never tread within the bloody, vicious, crime-plagued footsteps of his father. She is breaking the cycle of crime over her son's life. Kiki's motto is I am a good boy. His dream is to become a super hero when he reaches adulthood. He loves and respects people. Being a good boy is a struggle, but he tries to be obedient. This book is a letter addressed to Joseph. Kiki will never have a chance to read this letter to him. May the words in this book teach Kiki to respect others and lead a responsible, wholesome, and productive lifestyle that is free of crime and reproach always.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1450524486
• ISBN13: 9781450524483
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"