Things My Father Taught Me: An Interview with Joe and Hunter Biden

[Skidmore]

https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/a20655/things-my-father-taught-me/

JOE: I think—I hope—I was an attentive father when their mommy was alive. By the way, there's a distinction: There's Mom, that's Jill, and Mommy, that's Neilia. There's no step-anything in our family. I hope I was a good father, and I know their mommy, Neilia, was an incredible mother. But when they lost their sister and their mother in the car crash, and they survived, it was not only traumatic, but they were hospitalized for a little while. Hunter had a severe skull fracture, and most of the bones in Beau's body were broken. He was in traction in a body cast for a long time.

We have an expression in our family: If you have to ask for help, it's too late. We're there for each other. I have a rule for every single staff member who's ever worked for me in forty-two years: If you ever come to work when your kid has an important function, no matter what you're doing for me—if you ever show up for me and you miss your wife's birthday or your husband's birthday or your kid's thing, don't work for me. And I mean it. That is the God's truth. I can swear on my word as a Biden.

[His staff nods in unison, some of them smiling a little, looking around at each other.]....

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[sheshe2]

1. Now you did it Skidmore, I am crying.

Thanks for that, it shows my heart and humanity are still intact.

Thank you Joe Biden. You and your family have lost so much, yet you still have so much love to give back.

[NurseJackie]

2. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this!

[Kurt V.]

3. good article but this is off: "Hunter Biden and his sister lost their older brother."

does she not have a name?

[Skidmore]

4. VP Joe and Dr. Jill Biden

have a daughter, Ashley. Joe's son, Beau, died of brain cancer in 2015. He was their older brother.

[Kurt V.]

5. i failed to make my point. why did the author include hunters name and not ashleys.

[JI7]

6. becsuse the interview is with Joe and hunter Biden

that's the focus of the interview.

[Kurt V.]

8. not good enough. the author (imo) should have said her name

[JI7]

9. it refers to beau as his brother also. becsuse hunter is being interviewed

so people are mentioned in relationship to him.

[Skidmore]

7. I have no idea.

You would have to ask the author. Otherwise, it is a good article.

[mcar]

10. He tears up every time he talks about his 1st wife and baby girl

This is a good man.

[Skidmore]

11. It's hard to grasp

the pain of such a great loss. He was fortunate to find Jill.

[mcar]

12. He was

I remember at the first DNC in 2008, when Beau introduced his dad. During the history part of his speech he said, "and then we met our mom, Jill." Camera flashed to Jill with a huge smile on her face.

Still gets me.

[Cha]

13. Mahalo, Skidmore..

[Peacetrain]

14. Well I am going for the kleenex now..

touching article

[Dem2theMax]

15. That did it!

I just made my declaration. Biden.

[BigmanPigman]

16. I wish my past employers were like Joe instead of robots without feeling

and dollar signs in their eyes and holes in their hearts.

[brer cat]

17. He is such a kind and gracious man.

It is obvious that "family first" is not just a slogan for him.

[lapucelle]

18. What a beautiful photo.

It's heartbreaking.

[BlueFlorida]

19. Joe's empathy just oozes out

which is why all the brouhaha was silly.