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4play See other 4play Articles Title: Fathers then and now In 1900, fathers prayed their children would learn English. Today, fathers pray their children will speak English. Today, it's the size of his SUV. Today, it takes a roof, deck, pool, and 4-car garage. And that's just the vacation home. Today, a father must wear a smock, know how to breathe, and make sure film is in the video camera. Today, kids wouldn't touch Dad's clothes if they were sliding naked down an icicle. Today, fathers pray their kids will soon come home from college long enough to teach them how to work the computer and set the VCR. Today, fathers pine for old country Hank Williams. If he tries that today, he gets sent outside after a lecture on lip cancer. Today, kids shake their fathers violently at 4 a.m., shouting: "Wake up, it's time for hockey practice." Today, a father comes home to a note: "Jimmy's at baseball, Cindy's at gymnastics, I'm at adult-Ed, Pizza in fridge." Today, fathers pluck the headphones off their sons' ears and shout, "WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE.." Today, a father spends $800 at Toys 'R' Us, and the kid screams: "I wanted Sega!" Today, it's Special K, soy milk, dry toast and a lecture on cholesterol. Today, he'll get a digital organizer. Today, they say, "Welcome to the money pit." Today, "a good day at the market" means Dad got in early on an IPO. Today, a happy meal is what Dad buys at McDonald's. Today, a father's involved only if he coaches Little League and organizes Boy Scouts and car pools. Today, kids glance up and grunt, "Dad, you're invading my space." Today, fathers break the ice by saying, "So...how long have you had that earring?" Today, fathers pine for the old school, which means Dr J and Mickey Mantle. In 2009, fathers are never truly appreciated
Poster Comment: This was written in 2001. It's even dated. VCR? Happy Father's Day, guys.
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#1. To: christine (#0)
In 2009, fathers are never truly appreciated Christine... Two things come to mind. In the early 1900s, my Father and his brother were both fluent in French and English. Speaking both, a local business man called them, "furriners" and my Grandfather, being English, put a stop to the French half, which actually was a shame. The second point, being appreciating a Father. In the 1930s, my Father was the only man I knew that railed and ranted against Roosevelt, calling him a lying SOB, endlessly. I did not fully understand it but when war arrived, others changed their views, my Father did not.
obviously wise and intelligent man. you were blessed.
The smooth criminal transition from Bush/Cheney to Obama
The older I get, the smarter my dad seems to me. I think of, and appreciate my parents and all that they provided for my brother and me, in all ways.
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