A Father . . .By Royale on June 17, 2012 in Uncategorized
Happy Father’s Day!
My definition of a good father:
He tells you to get up and get back on after you’ve fallen off your bicycle for the 27th time.
He uses the horribly mangled and misshapen ashtray you made him in ceramics class in second grade.
He eats all the burnt toast and the hard rice you didn’t boil long enough when you were learning how to cook.
When you’re going out with your friends, he slips you money, but doesn’t tell your mom.
And when you’re out with your friends, he waits up for you, worried until you come home…then he grounds you because you were late for curfew.
He tells you when you’re a teenager, that he hopes you have children just as stubborn as you are, and you do.
He tells you to always keep your word, and he sets the example of how it’s done.
He tells you that you’re a pain in the ***, but when you give him grandchildren, all is forgiven.
When you are going through the most difficult time in your life, he tells you to pick yourself up and keep going.
He offers you help, but tells you that you don’t need it.
And when the end is near, he tells you that you are smart and strong, and that you will be fine without him… and he’s right, because that’s the gift he’s given you.
That’s my definition of a great dad.
Another elder father is Jonathan Henry. He and his wife Shannan have three childern (teenagers Scott and Sean and daughter Lauren Henry). Jonathan also has a grown son (Nathan ).
Noah Alan and his wife Miyuki have a son Jonah and are expecting another baby.