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Today is Fathers Day and I hope my father is watching down on me. I was fortunate that I was allowed to have him for 61 years of my life. A few years before he passed he and I discussed his inevitable end and his biggest concern was how my mother would fair without him. I assured him that he needn't worry, that I would always be there for her. He laughed, said he already knew that, but it was comforting to hear me voice it.
His last year he started drifting off into his own little world and it was heartbreaking to visit and have him not sure who any of us were. So when he did pass it wasn't a sad occasion but more like his God was letting him come home. Now everytime I fix Granny her breakfast I feel I am closer to my father and the promise I made to him. He taught me the importance of honesty and integrity and gave me the skills to become a father myself. Sadly, many men don't seem to understand that being a father is much more than the biological ability to reproduce. A father is an example, one you strive to be like. I am extremely proud of my 3 sons and the men they have grown to be, and I think I have helped to guide Hope's 2 sons as well. If I can claim any success for myself as a father, it is only because I had one myself. Happy Fathers Day Dad.
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