HAPPY FATHER'S DAY EVERYONE!

[smirkymonkey]

Hope you all have a great day! I love my dad and I am so glad he's with me still at the age of 79. He's still quite healthy and sharp. He's not perfect, but these days I prefer to look at what is right with him instead of his flaws. He is a good, kind man and I hope he has many good years left in him.

I wish you all many happy years with your families as well.

[smirkymonkey]

1. Is nobody celebrating Father's Day?

I would love to hear from all of you about your fathers.

[IrishEyes]

2. Thank you. Happy Fathers Day to you!

I'm far away from them but I called my dad and my stepdad. It was also my brothers first fathers day as a dad.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. I lost my Dad when he was 62 and I still miss him every single day.

But I guess I was luckier than he was - he lost his Dad at age 48 when he was only 12. And that's how I look at my Dad, too - we had our issues, especially when I was a teenager, but by the time I started college things were okay again - and I am very grateful for the Dad I had. He had his flaws, too, but I never doubted that he loved me.

And I'm glad to hear you have a good relationship with yours - and you have the right attitude, too.

[smirkymonkey]

4. Thanks Rhiannon! I am so sorry to hear you lost your Dad at such a young age.

It must have been very difficult for you, especially if there were any unresolved emotional issues. I still have some with my own Dad and I know I will be completely devastated when his time comes, but people can't live forever. I am glad you and he finally made your peace.

I think the older we get, the more accepting we become of our loved ones, flaws and all. Life is too short to hold grudges and be judgemental.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Thank you. my friend.

I wasn't a kid like my Dad was when he lost his father, but it was - and still is - awfully tough. You think your Dad will always be there because he always was. And I still want him to approve of me and I have so many questions. My Dad was a professional, but he was also a funny and likable guy. And he was something you don't hear anymore, a liberal Republican. And he wasn't partisan. He never gave me one word of criticism though he knew I was enamored of Jimmy Carter.

I kept thinking he wouldn't like Bush* and I know damn well he sure wouldn't like Trump. I can picture him shaking his head like he did when there just were no words. But I wish we could discuss these things now.

And I feel the exact same way. Letting go of resentments is definitely the way to go. I was very close to my grandmother (my Dad's mother) who was the most resilient - and accepting - person I'll ever know. I wish to emulate her. She lost her own mother at 13 and her husband at 40, leaving her with 4 young kids. And then she survived 3 of them, which had to be the worst, but she still carried on - and it was impossible for anyone not to like her. All my friends always remember my Nana.

And I figured you'd like this, so I didn't want you to miss it:

Seth Meyers explains why he's tough on Trump - CNN
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017496983

[DFW]

5. Though it has been nearly 20 years now

I still miss my dad very much
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and am very grateful for the chance to have have been one myself
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[smirkymonkey]

7. Lovely photos!

Thank you for sharing them.

[DFW]

8. Though it was hard to lose him

I have to say that overall, I've been lucky in the family department, though longevity has not been one our our blessings. Between my wife and me, only one of the four parents made it to 80, and of my grandparents, only one of the four of them made it to 80.

Seeing as how that is now only 14 years away for us, we are not waiting for Godot.