Dean Cain sacrificed his career to raise his son alone – vowing to not be like his own dad who abandoned him
He named his son Christopher to honor his adoptive father. He was incredibly happy at finally becoming a father but his relationship with his son’s mother deteriorated further which lead the couple to fight for custody of their child.
But Cain was not one to give up too easily and made sure he fought as hard as he could for his son’s custody. And in 2011, his efforts paid off as he was awarded sole custody of his son.
In terms of his parenting, Cain is incredibly hands-on. He cooks all of his son’s meals. He said in an interview, “I cook every meal for my child. If I don’t cook, he doesn’t eat. I cook a very mean steak. I’m also very good at taking the nine leftovers I have and turning it into something.”
He makes sure he is constantly there for his son. But this did not come easy, the actor had to make a lot of difficult decisions and learn the hard way. He struggled between choosing his work over commitments that involved his son like PTA meetings. But in the end, he reasoned that his son’s well-being came above everything.
Being his son’s primary caretaker was not easy but Cain made sure he did everything he could to put his son’s needs above his. It was difficult for him to do everything and juggle his commitments as a writer, producer, director, talk show host, and political analyst with his parenting duties but he managed.Continue reading…
