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2008-06-15 - 11:26 a.m.

It's Father's Day again...

I guess I'd have to say that I really never knew my father much, nor did he know me.

Although when I was about ten I distinctly remember submitting an entry for the "Father of the Year" contest at school and I also distinctly remember him being there for the awards... or maybe he was just picking me up. But then that would have been mom...

My dad passed away in 1994 and we were luckily able to spend some time together near the end but at that point, though I know he wanted to, I think he was just too weak to be able to come up with the right words by then. Don't get me wrong, he wasn't a "bad" father and in fact he was a very good man, he just wasn't there very much... except for maybe holidays. But he always had a good joke to tell... Unfortunately I don't remember any of them. He loved to take us out to dinner... and always to the very best restaurants. And later when I was on my own he'd call on occassion and want to make up for time lost, but unfortunately I was usually right in the middle of putting a baby to bed.

I KNOW he loved me, and I loved him too. In fact, until I was about 10 I believed he ruled the planets. (See first paragraph) I just don't think he realized how quickly the planets turn. Hopefully the place he's at now has internet because I would love to be able to tell him "I love you dad" again. And I wouldn't even necessarily need for him to answer me back because I know that he does. In truth, he said the words to me plenty.

Meanwhile, Happy Father's Day to ALL of the Fathers in my life!

My Own... who loved me and my sisters with everything he knew how.

David... who has always loved us unconditionally even though we weren't his own.

Brad... who, in spite of it all, is still hands down the best dad ever.

Aaron... who rivals the above and who's love of being a father moves me to tears sometimes.

Rohn... who raised son above.

Clay content?... If it be true, I believe he'll make an awesome one.

Ackkk... this has gotten to be WAY all too schmoopy and sentimental!

Some Father's Day Quotes...

The greatest gift I ever had came from God, and I call him Dad! ~ Anonymous

I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then, when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared all over again and began to feel giddy. Then it came to me... I was a father. ~ Nat King Cole

"Who giveth this woman?" This woman. But she's not a woman. She's still a child. And she's leaving us. What's it going to be like to come home and not find her? Not to hear her voice calling, "Hi, Pops" as I come in? I suddenly realized what I was doing. I was giving up Kay. Something inside me began to hurt. ~ Stanley T. Banks (Father of the Bride)

The most important thing that a father can do for his children is to love their mother. ~ Theodore M. Hesburgh

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~ Clarence B. Kelland

When Charles first saw our child Mary, he said all the proper things for a new father. He looked upon the poor little red thing and blurted, "She's more beautiful than the Brooklyn Bridge." ~ Helen Hayes

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. ~ Harry S. Truman

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is "soap-on-a-rope." ~ Bill Cosby

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. ~ Sigmund Freud

Father I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my little hatchet. ~ George Washington

And now... here's a montage that I was planning to give to Jade for her first birthday. But that's still four months away and I'll have 1,000 more pictures by then!

And it just sort of seemed more fitting for Father's Day anyway. So Happy Father's Day Aaron!

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