Influence

Children to learn who they are, in part, through their fathers' stories. Where it goes from there is anyone's guess.

But first the stories have to be told, somehow. In the case of artist/author Leo Polti it is his work and a son's remembrance; Sargent Shriver is memorialized in a documentary by daughter Maria Shriver; and some Texas dads are taking a first big step on their own, composing letters to their kids.

** A father's influence is what he makes with his kids, not just for them. **