To all fathers who are raising children in the most important job a man can do, my appreciation and a Happy Father’s Day.  Juan Williams tells us just how important in The Tragedy of America’s Disappearing Fathers. As we……

It hits hard to read some of these comments, and then also to realize that I missed many of the Father – Son learning experiences. There seems to be a class of men that have to figure it out mostly on their own.

Let’s hope that the Father makes a comeback.

I read that exact line in Esquire several years ago, except it followed up with this:

“Or whose father calls her ‘butch’.”

Either way, its solid advice.

“You either continuously improve yourself or you atrophy.”

Solid advice, I think.

Truer words have never been spoken. Dad taught me never give up no matter what the odds, always be honest, and there is nothing more trivial in this world than wealth and material possessions. Honor myself, my family, and my home.

Another time, as my and my siblings’ 10th birthday approached, Dad planned and executed an elaborate chain of events over a period of a couple weeks that led to us digging what appeared to be an old chest containing a Civil War treasure (it was actually a bunch of polished stones and costume jewelry). The whole thing was put together with a lot of thought and planning. It was a great adventure.

Dad always did stuff like that to keep us entertained and full of wonder.

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