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13 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ • Червень 2022 care of their households. Ukrainian men and women are equally engaged on many fronts – financial, political, volun - teer, informational, and military. Elena and Denys are a 40-something couple from a small town in the north of Ukraine (because Denys is on active duty, they’ve asked us not to use their real names). In the first two months of the war, Denys tried to keep his small business afloat, but Elena suspended her private English teaching practice to volunteer. Their town remained beyond the advancement of the Russian troops, but the family’s anxiety was mounting. “We saw what they [Russians] do when they occupy towns like ours,” Denys says. When he first suggested that Ele - na evacuate with his two sons, ages 14 and 17, they protested as hard as they could. “Still, I could not let them stay,” Denys says. His first wife had surren - dered her parenting rights, so for a long time he had cared for his young boys alone. Having met Elena years later, he attributes his sons’ success in school to her. “COVID has taken so much from them, two whole years of school. Elena tutored them in every single subject. Who knows how long this war is going to be, and I wanted them to leave and be safe.” His decision to close his busi - ness and join the armed forces could have been misunderstood by many: as a single father, he is allowed to leave the country. The number of Ukrainian refugees, mostly women and children, surpassed 5 million in April 2022; 44% of Ukrainian families had to separate. Being forced to adapt for the sake of basic safety, Ukrainian fa - thers and mothers are kicking into fighting mode, leaving their loved ones in the grip of uncertainty, wanting to help. This Fa - ther’s Day, more than ever before, we are reminded to keep supporting the support - ers, defending the defenders, and honor - ing our responsibilities and duties as one family of Ukrainians – whether in Ukraine, on the frontline, or abroad. Denys’s sons recently crossed the bor - der to Poland. Before seeing them off, Denys officially appointed Elena legal guardian of his sons. Вручення диплома після закінчення Коледжу Нової Рошелі (The College of New Rochelle). Наталя Соневицька з мамою Марією та батьком Василем Палідворами, 1956 р. Наталя Соневицька , 64-й Відділ ім. Іванни Рожанковської, Ню Йорк ПРО ТАТА І ЙОГО БЕЗМЕЖНУ ЛЮБОВ Як наближається День батька, а також 14 січня, я зга - дую і тужу за своїм Татом Василем. У день його народ - ження у нашій хаті був так званий «open house» — від ранку до вечора були гості. Тато частував їх смаколиками та медівкою свого приготування. У той самий час забав - ляв їх безперервними «віцами». Минулося... Я убожала свого Тата. Він мав велике і золоте серце. Ціле життя творив добро, випромінював соняшний оптимізм, а словом і порадами зцілював тих, хто цього по - требував. Бо ставив потреби інших вище своїх особистих. Він умів слухати та ніколи не нав’язував своїх думок — вірив, що можна порозумітися і треба шанувати погляди інших. Але був принциповим і чесним. Тому мав у грома - ді велику довіру. Він ніколи не ставив себе вище за інших і не мав проблеми в тому, щоб визнати свою помилку. Він був «ходячою добротою». Чомусь цього року більше, як раніше, мені страшенно його бракує. Бракує того слова «Талюсю», як він завжди мене кликав, бракує його мудрих порад і його безмежної любови...
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