I get teary about a lot of things on Father’s Day because I miss my dad, who died four years ago, when he was only 56, of cancer related to Agent Orange. Here are two of the things that have made me cry a bit today:
John Scalzi’s Father’s Day post. If any of you have by any chance missed it, you need to go read it.
And this story choked me up, too. Chris Roberson and Lou Anders, the superhero part made me think of you guys. I know either one of you would have spent the day helping this little girl live her dream. :-) That aspect of your personality is part of what makes you great dads.
I know I have a lot of great dads on my f’list. I hope you all had a wonderful day.
ETA: And I now note that Chris beat me to posting the superhero story. I knew it reminded me of him. :-)
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Dads are wonderful and special people — I helped mine realise one of his lifelong dreams today: I took him to see Concorde.
Thank you for the linkage — very teary here. A film that always makes me feel the same way is Finding Nemo. I’m sure your Dad lives on in your heart and memories, and that gives you both a gift this Father’s Day. *gentle hugs*
I’m so glad you had a wonderful day with your dad, and got to do something special for him. Cherish him. :-)
What a very sweet story about the little superhero girl! thank you for sharing that link.
Thanks for sharing the superhero story…. that brought tears to my eyes.
My sympathies on missing your father. I think the first several years after my father died were hard on “special” days. Now I rarely notice those days, but I recently realized I’ve lived over half my life without him, which makes me melancholy.
Aw, shucks…
That was a terrific story about the little girl’s wish, though, wassn’t it? Would have been great to have been a part of that.
Chris Roberson