Celebrating Dad

Even though I know it's Father's Day and it's the day we say, "Here's to you, Dad!" - the heart of the matter is this - we learned alot more from our daddies than we care to admit.  I know every generation does the best that they can with the resources given to them (blah, blah, blah), but do you know what I've got to say about that? "Horse Hockey!!"  It is all based on the individual and the decisions that they made, PERIOD.

I won't name names or point fingers, but here are a few ways that some dads made their daughters feel their worth.  Father #1 offered to purchase breast implants for his 17 year old daughter in order to raise her self esteem.  Father #2 told his wife that she turned the kids into hypochondriacs.  Wife had to leave said Father #2 in order to get her 14 year old daughter the necessary surgery for her severe scoliosis. Father #3 liked to sit in the bathroom while his teenage daughters showered.  I like Father #3 best, don't you?  Sick bastard.

But then, Oh, BUT THEN - you have the most amazing fathers on the planet.  They take their daughters hiking to explore ponds and old forgotten wells.  They talk in crazy Scottish accents just to make their kids laugh.  They go to work everyday - without calling in sick - to provide shelter and food for the ones that they love best.  They come home every night, even when they know that they are walking into Dante's Inferno because the kids have been bickering all day and the darn cat is peeing all over the place because she's too old to make it to the litter box.  They run to Walgreens (and take the kids) to buy Mommy maxi pads and ice cream...just because.

The languages of love are ancient when it comes to Man and his child.  Even though Man's body grows old, the beauty and youth of their children proves that immortality does exist.  Even the freaks mentioned above "loved" their children - Father #1 honestly thought it would help his daughter out and couldn't understand her anger at him.  Father #2 probably suppressed the thoughts that his daughter was in need of surgery because it tore him up that his baby girl was going to go through excruciating surgery and rehabilitation.  Father #3, the sick bastard, loved all of his daughters, granddaughters, nieces, etc. just SO much that he needed them to see and feel that love....yeah - there's probably another blog coming about that.  Yes, he is a relation and no, don't even THINK that he is my dad. (My dad is covered in paragraph 3; you'll find him under the most amazing dads on the planet.)

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads on the planet!!

(Top photo: Four generations of firstborns, bottom photo: My amazing hubby with our boys)