Fantastic Father
06/20/2015
Neither Father’s Day or Mother’sDay had a big influence in our family. Â Sure, we did the card or presents but it was never really a big deal. Â But we always knew that they were wonderful parents even if we didn’t make a big deal about their day. Â So here’s one example of dad being a fantastic father.
I have never been a loud person. Â I do it for my job or sometimes around my sisters, I am louder but it doesn’t feel natural to me to be loud.
So Dad took me out on “dates”. Â We would go out to lunch just the two of us. Â And we would talk or I would talk and he would always listen to me. Â I didn’t have to be loud to be heard. Â My favorite time was when he took me out to experience a poo-poo platter for the first time. Â He had written to me about it while we were visiting Grandparents in Maryland. Â Apparently, he had tried it at a local Chinese restaurant and was going to take me out to have it when we came back. Â It was this funny sounding dish and it was fun experiencing it with Dad. Â They basically bring out this tiny little charcoal grill to your table and you get to cook or warm up your own food. Â Â We cooked and ate and talked. Â It wasn’t an everyday experience but it always made me feel so special. Â Not the what we did but the taking time out of everything and everyday stresses to be listened to by my dad. Â He was and is a fantastic father (as explained in the picture below) and I miss him every day. Â I drew it while he was sitting at his desk working but decided that he might not be recognized if I didn’t include a drawing of his face. Â It was published in the Pennywhistle Press (a local kids insert) in 1984 and this copy hung up at my parent’s house for almost as long : )