thetoymaker ([info]thetoymaker) wrote,
@ 2009-06-21 11:49:00
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Happy Father's Day!

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Ah dads, they teach us stuff, like how to tie a tie, how to fish, how to rub sticks together to make fire, good manners, how to check the oil on the car and how to say please and thank you. Some dads do this kind of stuff. Some don't.
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The Wonderhub has taught the Boy how to cook, in the kitchen and over a fire, how to lay bricks, how to weed, how to ride a motorcycle, a bike and a quad. He also taught him how to play chess and checkers and they can both can defrag a hard drive and make a bed. (Well okay, I lied about the kid being able to make a bed.)
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I've butted heads with my dad since the day I was born and our relationship has been that of two strong willed people. I guess apples don't fall far from the tree. But I know that I inherited my ambition from my dad, my love of travel, my entrepreneurial spirit and as my husband teases me, my ability to grab any microphone and talk into it. I also got my love of family from my dad.
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So here's to dads. May they enjoy their day.
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Best thoughts,
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Marilyn.
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http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Fathersday/1Fathers.html
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My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys. ~ Harmon Killebrew

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[info]jehannamama
2009-06-21 09:14 pm UTC (link)
I am swiping and passing on your quotes for today.
I love them so much! I hope you don't mind...

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[info]thetoymaker
2009-06-22 05:01 am UTC (link)
Not at all. Help yourself! :-)


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[info]dragan_fly
2009-06-22 04:50 am UTC (link)
Love the bottom quote a lot :)

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[info]thetoymaker
2009-06-22 05:01 am UTC (link)
That's our motto,

"Risk a boy to raise a man."

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[info]kasheri
2009-06-22 06:10 pm UTC (link)
When I was growing up, my Dad was pretty much in charge of the boys, and my Mom took care of the girls. Nonetheless, my Dad never hesitated to teach me what I wanted to know when I wanted to know it. When I asked him to take me out to the reef at San Clemente and teach me to body-surf the big breaks, he did just that. My sister and I always called him an outboard motor, because he would get out to waist deep water, slip on his fins, turn on to his back, and just "engage." You had to work hard to keep up with him. He taught me to throw a ball. He taught me basic carpentry. He was the family dictionary, as he was a natural speller. (That I did *not* inherit.) He helped me with Algebra.

The thing I admire most about my Dad is his willingness to take a second swing. He didn't understand how sensitive girls could be, and he was constantly sticking his foot in his mouth and bruising our tender petals. But he stayed in there, learning, trying, and getting it right the second time. As a parent now, I understand better than ever how hard that can be, and how supremely valuable.

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