Where Does the Parent Stand‪?‬

A week before his fifteenth birthday, Tolerance Lamar became a father to a baby boy. At the time, he knew he wanted to be a good dad. But for this underage dropout with a weakness for theft, parenting would be a long and arduous journey.


In this memoir, Lamar reflects on his life journey as he fathers six children with three women and examines a parents role in the proper upbringing of todays youth. In Where Does the Parent Stand? Lamar talks about his pastone thats littered with betrayal, resentment, and bad choices. He discusses his mistakes, and in retrospect, provides parenting advice to help make a difference for others struggling with todays issues of raising children.


Where Does the Parent Stand? presents a true, dramatic story about what its like to become a parent at a young age and the daily struggle to not only survive, but also provide. Lamar offers a testament to how he escaped the concrete jungle in order to live a meaningful life. Tolerance Lamar lives in Tampa, Florida.