It’s Father’s Day weekend. We’ll be firing up the grill and paying a little extra attention to the men in our lives.
It’s interesting that there is so much emotion and sentimentality associated with Mother’s Day, but not so much on the day set aside to honour fathers. That’s probably because most men prefer it that way. For them emotion is something to be tamped down and tucked away for contemplation when no one is watching.
Hands-on, emotionally-involved fathers are a rare item in some segments of society, so those who are deserve to be revered, if not in mushy terms, at least with sincerity.
So take some time out this weekend to think about how your father’s influence has molded your life, or how a young father is molding the lives of his young children.
My dad, gone 10 years, was essentially a single parent long before such a notion was common, especially for a man. I learned many things from him, but the most useful core philosophy of “don’t sweat the small stuff” has been his most enduring legacy. It is a solid foundation for life, marriage and motherhood. Thanks, Dad.
