OT: Father's Day Tomorrow
It is Father's Day tomorrow, and for those of you lucky enough to still have a Dad, mine died during college - cherish your time with them, what plans/gift do you have in store for them?
And if you are a Father, do you know what plans the kids/family have in store for you?
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My dad's always been like a father to me, really one of my favorite parents.
Way she goes bud, way she goes.
around for my first 55+ years until about 3 1/2 years ago. Miss him dearly, though---especially on days like tomorrow.
My Father's Day tomorrow will consist of early Mass, followed by going out for breakfast with 2 of my 3 kids and with my only granddaughter. Then it's off to Binder Park Zoo (my grandaughter's choice!), followed by a cookout at the lake cottage of my older daughter's future in-laws. Should be a fun day from start to finish!
Rob that sounds like an awesome day, enjoy!
I forgot to add that my son is taking me out for a nice lunch and my daughter is unfortuntely out of town on vacation with her best friends, but I am told that I have a "Michigan" gift waiting for me from her!
Binder Park may be the best small city zoo in the U.S. A real gem in the state of Michigan.
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I still can't expect to receive that doll that Frank Costanza was trying to buy for George all those many Christmases ago?
But seriously, MGoBloggers, what better way to celebrate the holiday than with a Festivus mug?
It doesn't even matter what I'm getting. My daughter and I had a "Dad's and Donut's" day at her pre-school on Friday and that's good enough for me.
Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's, with us or not.
about 1.5 yrs ago.
Going kayaking with my 10 yr old daughter tomorrow morning, and the twins (toddlers) have crafted something out of rose petals, bark, and copiuos amounts of wood glue to present to me upon my return.
Tomorrow's rule for all 3 is a push-up for every missed opportunity to say "Yes Sir!"
Your advice to cherish the moments while you have them are SO true. I try to remember that and call/visit my Dad at least once a week. As with many older folks it is not always easy but I'm always glad I did.
My kids are making me breakfast.. That and their company is the best present I can ask for.
Dad is out traveling, so probably have a phone call/video chat with him, depending on Internet/cell service wherever he is.
After working up a lather I'll call my son and wish him well on this, his own first Father's Day.
Drinking a cold one (or two) and enjoying having my Mom and Dad and father-in-law over for dinner with me and the best MGoWife ever and our two (now college, what?!) boys.
So sorry for all who've lost their dad.
Nearly 21 years since mine went & died.
My kid... we'll see if she calls. Might get a text. If not, no big thing. I'll be working.
I don't force anything on anybody. Calling someone to remind them that they should call you just feels wrong to me. I never called her on all of my birthdays she's missed, why call on fathers day to say "Hey. You should be saying something to me today..." If she calls or texts, cool. If not. whatever. I can't undo 20+ years of hatred taught to her by her mother. C'est la vie.
call her. what's the worst that can happen, you get a short call or a voice mail? the upside is pretty big though.
remember, as a dad you are a servant leader. if you don't reach out and let her know how important she is then who will?
Not like I don't reach out. Got acknowledgement last week that she got mail from me (a check, with no "thank you" said.) That's good enough.
no need to remind her about the day, just simply call and talk maybe?
although it could be that she is on the blog and is the one who neg's you all the time. makes no sense otherwise.
Happy Fathers Day to all Wolverine coaches, players fathers, and fans. Go BLue!
We had to celebrate last night as my parents are picking my sister and brother-in-law up from the airport from their honeymoon. We got my dad a new gas grill. Basically we gave him money and he will be picking one out. But he desperately needs a new one.
My wife got me (twins I have are too young still to really make anything than scribbles on paper) a basket filled with my favorite snacks, a few new books and a new Mud Hens shirt.
I lost my Dad in 1995. But I'll be having father-in-law over and griiling some steaks. He's become my de facto Dad now.
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of him. So Fathers Day now is about doing stuff with my kids.
enjoy the time, savor both your own father (and step dads and fathers-in-laws) and your own children. honoring your father will never be bad thing and you'll be glad you did. like many of you, mine has passed on too but his legacy lives in this household and all of his grandchildren.
it was this day 4 years ago that my own father was here at the farm and as was my habit i questioned him about his life (very interesting, i could listen for hours) for the benefit of my children. he came from nothing, literally an orphan by the time he was 10, ended up being a P-51 pilot and unfolded his story of marriage, kids, business, etc. in front of the kids as i gently questioned him. i was filming it with a phone non-chalantly resting on my knee. little did anyone know that despite his excellent health and exceptional mind that he was sick and would be gone a few weeks later. you can bet i made copies of that and sent them to my siblings and for all 17 of dad's grandchildren.
dad was on the speaker phone in his car, calling to get the last few turns to the farm. still the fighter pilot, speed limits were more like suggestions to him. so he's talking to me and all the sudden says, 'oh! you've got to be kidding me! i'm getting pulled over!'. i told dad to keep me on the speaker phone as he was in my township and i would know the deputy.
so the deputy walks up and tells my dad he was speeding (2x the speed limit) and my dad actually says, 'i was not!'. i am literally laughing all over again at my dad's spontaneous response. anyway, i butt in over the speaker phone (i'm already racing there in my truck) and ask the deputy's name, turns out it is one i'm on first name basis with, and i make apologies for my dad and go retrieve him in my truck. no ticket for dad. i told him that was my gift to him.
My father wasn't so fabulous, but I was lucky to have a great step-father from the age of 9, so I always thought of him as my father. He was funny as hell, smart, kind and loved to laugh and tell stories. And he believed in me and encouraged me to do all the things I wanted to do. He died 11 years ago. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have had him as my father.
He died trying in vain to save my brother, who was 11, in a storm while they were fishing on Lake Huron. While I can't remember him, he has always been my hero. No greater love than a man who will lay down his life for another.
My dad died 2 years ago unexpectedly in his sleep, with absolutely no forewarning or signs of deteriorating health. It was likely from a cardiac event due to untreated sleep apnea. I think of him every day.
I too have sleep apnea. Thank goodness my wife insisted that I have a sleep study done because I would stop breathing in my sleep. It's nothing you want to mess with. Cost Reggie White his life. So sorry your dad apparently didn't get the diagnosis he needed.
We just had a rather serious health scare with my dad (he's out of the hospital now, but it is up and down days from here, it seems), so I've recently been reminded that the number of Father's Day celebrations that involve him is quite finite. Even though my relationship with my dad is rather convoluted emotionally, the father-son dynamic is definitely still there.
We'll visit him later, of course, and as for the plans that my own wife and kids have in store me, I haven't a clue - the early reveal of last year was definitely on my wife's list of corrective actions for this year, I would say.
Happy Father's Day to the MGoDads.
Hitting the links with my dad (who may be reading this - he's a frequent lurker) and brothers in law. Pretty sure he's gonna destroy me, so we may have to play some team best-ball.
My wife is pregnant with our first baby. That still counts towards dads day, right?
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