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From The New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is Modern Love.

The New York Times

Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption

I'm your host, Megna Chakrabardi.

Modern Love essays explore universal questions,

but they can also be products of particular moments in our culture.

A snapshot in time.

Dominic Zerillo's essay about his son was published in 2012,

but it feels very much like it's of a different time.

It reveals how far we have come and how powerful a father's love can be.

Here's Bobby Connavali, reading Dominic's piece,

a father, a son, and a fighting chance.

When my son Jeff was little, he was a pain in the neck about eating.

On one drive to Huntsville, Alabama, he sobbed for 70 minutes I know because I timed it

about how we were starving him to death.

We stopped at a diner and ordered him a meal,

and he proceeded to eat about four bites before claiming he was full.

You might think I would lose my temper, but this had happened before,

so I was prepared with a well-planned response.

I reached over and started eating his food.

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