Father’s Day has morphed for me. It now includes Grandfather’s Day and a flood of new considerations and thoughts. In my new role as Grandpa I’m revisiting familiar stories with a new and unbiased audience. Fern’s attention span is nearly as long as mine and she must have some tendencies toward speed reading. If the […]
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Father’s Day
Father’s Day from the Porch Swing
Does your Father’s Day celebration generate questions like, “Where will I ever wear this goofy tie?” I recall the Betty Boop special my wife allowed the girls to buy for me. I served on the usher rotation at church and thought I was safe to wear the Betty tie on my weekend off. Of course, […]
Father’s Day Contemplation
Time for some Father’s Day contemplation. It is sobering to realize we will not know how well we did as Dads, until it is too late to change the outcome. As old hippies used to say, “That’s heavy, man!” How is success as a Dad measured? Does it depend on my children becoming mini-me’s? Must […]