Dear Dad
Since you left this physical world, I can't visit or
call you, can't give you a card, nor celebrate this day with you, but I
feel sure you receive my messages.
I am dedicating this page in memory of you -- my father,
my Dad, and my friend. You are constantly with me -- alive in my
heart and in spirit.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DAD!
Father’s Day, 3rd Sunday in June. The idea for creating a day for
children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by
the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while
listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father,
Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to
know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental
sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless,
and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold
the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the
19th of June, 1910.
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday
in June as Father's Day. Roses are the Father's
Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white
if the father has died.
In Australia, Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in
September.
What Is A Dad?
A Dad is a person who is loving and kind
And often he knows what you have on your mind.
He's someone who listens, suggests, and defends
A dad can be one of your very best friends!
He's proud of your triumphs, but when things go wrong
A dad can be patient and helpful and strong
In all that you do, a dad's love plays a part
There's always a place for him deep in your heart
And each year that passes, you're even more glad
More grateful and proud just to call him your dad!
Thank you, Dad... for listening and caring
for giving and sharing, but, especially, for just being you!
SOME OTHER CHILD
DEAR Father, I am very glad
I was the little girl you had!
Suppose some other child had come
To live inside my pleasant home,
To run and climb upon your knee--
Some other child who was not me--
Would you have called her by my name
And though about her just the same?
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you feed a stray cat,
and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you make my favorite cake for me,
and I knew that little things are special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I heard you say a prayer,
and I believed there is a God I could always talk to.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I felt you kiss me goodnight,
and I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt,
but it's all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw that you cared,
and I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I looked . . . . and wanted to say thanks
for all the things I saw when you
thought I wasn't looking.
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For the 'man in your life'
In some ways, you're like a father. You're strong, disciplined, diplomatic,
and gentle. You scold and correct me sometimes, and I don't like that.
But you're wise, and you almost always know what's best to do.
In some ways, you're like the perfect brother. You come to my rescue
and counsel me; you help me and encourage me in areas I'm confused about.
I know you'll tell me the truth, and you'll help me look at alternatives
I might not otherwise think were available.
In some ways, you're my best friend because you see all the ways
I am and still understand and forgive me. Before I'm "retouched" for the
world, before makeup smooths over the way I look, you
see me in my nakedness: the way I act, the things I say and do, and you
don't walk out or insist that I be perfect. You know
my strengths and weaknesses, and you accept me just the way I am.
You're everything to me. I really couldn't imagine not being with
you, and I wouldn't want to be anywhere without you. When I'm pressed to
the limit and life hands me another surprise, it's your love that puts
our lives, and our relationship,
back into order again.
You're my partner, my companion, the love of my life, and I'm so
glad we're together. There's nothing quite like the comfort and security
of turning out the lights at night and falling asleep in your arms. Thank
you for understanding me. Thank you for living with me. Thank you for your
forgiving heart. Thank you for being everything to me. I can't imagine
life without you here with me, and I wouldn't want to be anywhere without
you.
Donna Fargo
