Summary Of Chris Gardner Values

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Chris Gardner values his family, even though they are going threw tough times and his wife has to work a double shift to keep food on the table and the bills paid. Chris is trying his hardest. Family comes first to Chris but sometimes he get caught up in other things that make it seem as though he doesn’t but family is a priority to Chris.
Chris Gardner didn’t meet his dad until he was Twenty-eight years old. That why when his wife took his son for a night he freaked out and was sad. Chris takes his responsibility as a father seriously because if he didn’t he would’ve let his son go to New York with his mother instead of telling her Christopher was staying with him. Chris values his son even though things get hard and he doesn’t show it. Chris

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