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NCBDDD Celebrates Fathers
This gentleman is Jesse Will Grier, father of Dorthina Grier Grant.
Dorthina Grier Grant:
“I credit my dad with being the driving force behind instilling good work ethics in me and my sister.
“I cannot recall a time when he didn’t have a job. When I was a child he would get up around 3AM, drive around our hometown in Woodland, Alabama, pick up riders and drive 63 miles to Atlanta to work and back home every day.
“We moved to Atlanta when I was 13, but that didn’t stop him from getting up before the crack of dawn to get ready for work. Although he’s been gone for 12 years, I can still hear him say ‘Keep you a job, girl, and never be late. If you leave early enough, you’ll have plenty of time. Always do your work, and always do your best.’ His spirit lives on in me – now I’m the one who gets up at 3AM to get ready for work!”
Learn more about positive parenting at: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/ind....
What skills should your child be developing as he or she grows? Check out these lists for children from 2 months to 5 years old old: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html.
NCBDDD Celebrates Fathers
This gentleman is Jesse Will Grier, father of Dorthina Grier Grant.
Dorthina Grier Grant:
“I credit my dad with being the driving force behind instilling good work ethics in me and my sister.
“I cannot recall a time when he didn’t have a job. When I was a child he would get up around 3AM, drive around our hometown in Woodland, Alabama, pick up riders and drive 63 miles to Atlanta to work and back home every day.
“We moved to Atlanta when I was 13, but that didn’t stop him from getting up before the crack of dawn to get ready for work. Although he’s been gone for 12 years, I can still hear him say ‘Keep you a job, girl, and never be late. If you leave early enough, you’ll have plenty of time. Always do your work, and always do your best.’ His spirit lives on in me – now I’m the one who gets up at 3AM to get ready for work!”
Learn more about positive parenting at: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/ind....
What skills should your child be developing as he or she grows? Check out these lists for children from 2 months to 5 years old old: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html.