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The Distance between Fathers|Emilio Valdez

The Distance between Fathers : A Story of Belonging, Brokenness, and Becoming

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In 2024, after fifteen years of raising other people's children in a struggling youth home, Daniel Reyes was
arrested. Not for quitting. Not for failing. But for showing up.
What began as a calling - moving his family from Texas to rural Ohio to work as house parents in
residential youth care - became one of the most defining and devastating chapters of his life. Daniel and
his wife Maria gave everything: raising their children inside a dorm full of traumatized boys, navigating
burnout, compassion fatigue, and a system always on the edge of collapse.
He rose from house parent to Assistant Director. He guided the home through staff crises, emergencies,
and a pandemic. And then one chaotic night undid it all. A wrongful felony charge. Public accusation. Job
loss. Jail time. And the long, hard road back.
The Distance Between Fathers is a memoir about what it costs to serve others when the world stops
protecting you - and the faith, family, and stubborn hope that rebuilt one man from the ground up.
Perfect for readers of trauma-informed memoirs, faith-based nonfiction, social work narratives, foster care
stories, and redemptive true accounts of survival.

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  • ISBN-13: 9798246982839
  • ISBN-10: 9798246982839
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: February 2026
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.71 pounds
  • Page Count: 236

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