Dads

[Gnarly He Man]

Happy Dad’s Day.
I relocated to Norman Oklahoma on December 23rd of 2020, living in a house my dad rebuilt, enjoying watering everything in an attempt to get a jump on summer (which the weatherman claims has already arrived).
So his presence has survived his passing.
Here’s to the memories of your fathers (unless they’re still alive lol).

[wolfman]

 HEAR HEAR 

[Age]

Yeah, my old man was the bomb! He jammed twice as much excitement into his 69 years than I have into almost eighty. Now that I'm thinking about it, I could probably write a book just from the stuff that ~I~ personally remember about the old guy. In fact, I was just sharing some of his escapades with my oldest son a few minutes ago. He's been gone for 45 years and I still miss him.
Hardly a day goes by that I don't remember or share something about him with someone.

We all only get one real father, and most of us will say without a doubt "He was the greatest," and you know you're right. All the memories good, bad and up the middle; they're all yours. Keep the old guy alive in your hearts and share those memories with your Grandkids. Those memories are family treasures that only last as long as we share them. 

[Gnarly He Man]

https://youtu.be/O0D5tVNjqew?si=-H-ubHM4dXhgcALo

[Grizzly]

Too many mixed messages about my father. Hard to say if I ever loved him. I don't remember a lot of affection either way. His own father died when he was 12; not obvious he had a role model. Food for thought, but not to share.

Tom

[Age]

Yeah, it doesn't apply to every father. As I said:
We all only get one real father, and most of us will say without a doubt "He was the greatest,

As you might have noticed, I italicized the word "most" 

For example, my dad's father was an ignorant piece of dirt. The last time he hit my Dad with a 2 x 4, Pop knocked him down, took it away from him and said he'd "cave his head in" if he ever tried it again. That's the day he left home. My dad was the oldest of ten and his parents sent him to work and took all his money to run the farm and stuff. Yeah, my old man was tough on us, but never mean, and all five of us were better off because of it.

[brorat]

My dad worked hard and provided a good life for his 6 kids. He had his faults, as we all do. He loved us even if it wasn’t expressed very often. My mom made dad a better person. In his later years, we shared much and became closer. I miss him.
Day late, but HFD to all you dads out there!

[Lockjaw Larry]

I grew up missing my dad because he passed when I was 2 1/2 years old.  I had an older brother, grandfather and several uncles to mentor me.  The church family helped tremendously as well.
I was able to visit his gravesite in Ft Worth, Texas this past spring with my wife and son.  That was special for us.