Finding Pride: From the Inside Out

For as much as he ever wanted to do the right thing, it seemed Tad Kaphar never could. With a life of gangs, drugs, and alcohol came a rash of subsequent consequence. Waking up every morning after to the realities of whatever aftermath he was faced with did nothing to change him. The hurt of a cheating wife, the pain of losing his children, and the depth of sorrow that lay deeply embedded within his emptiness served only to keep him stuck in the muck of life.

Knowing that only he held the key to his having a better life, Tad realized that he would have to overcome personal demons disguised as emotions, reconstruct a negative self-concept that was built by others, and learn how to deal with the mountain of guilt he was storing inside. Dealing with difficulties head-on was never his style before, but that all changed when he realized that this, in fact, was the key he was searching for.

Tad Kaphar hasnt had an easy life. He was drug involved by the age of nine, had had his first drop of alcohol by age twelve, was shot at age twelve, became a parent by the time he was fifteen, and a convicted felon before he knew it. High school never became an option and prison became all too familiar. Without any appropriate guidance, he became gang-involved at a very young age and found himself in constant trouble. Mr. Kaphar built upon the nothing he knew, only growing his miseducation. Obtaining his G.E.D. while incarcerated, this felon knew there was more to himself than the atrocities others could see. As Mr. Kaphar set out to find something more, his search led him to find so much more than he had ever bargained for.