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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:19 AM Original message |
Happy Father's Day, DU! Does anybody have any POSITIVE memories of their father to share? |
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Saphire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. My favorite memory is sitting with Dad on Sunday mornings listing |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. He used to play air guitar |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. I was the son my father never had |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Your dad sounds really cool, lizziegrace! |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yep, my big bear of a dad |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
4. My dad had lots of problems, but we knew he loved us. |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. ... |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Thanks, lizziegrace! |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. In the Canadian Rockies 1966. |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. What a wonderful time |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
6. Not many--- |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I remember playing ball with my Dad too and how we would go out in the yard after he got home |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
13. When my sister and I were very young |
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Lady President (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. Tons and tons |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Wow, what a nice memory to have! Your father seemed like a very special man. |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
16. When I was about three-four years old |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. One of a father's main jobs is to chase the boogie man away. |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
18. Personally, no -- but I will say that my sisters' husbands are EXCELLENT fathers. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
19. My dad and I have had our ups and downs |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
20. I have a ton of great memories... |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. All of them! |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. ~ |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Sorry about yours too. |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. Well, I can say this much in retrospect: |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. Very few, frankly |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. well, my dad is still around, |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. Most of my memories of my dad are positive. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. I didn't meet my dad until I was sixteen. And we immediately |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. when my dad drove to my city to watch Randy Newman live with me |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
29. My father is still with us |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
30. My favorite memory of my Dad |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
31. I will never forget the night me and dad spent in jail together |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Only you, Inchy |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Lets goto a dive in the country |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
32. Yeah, but |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
35. Lots of 'em!! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
36. After having a horrible relationship for 30 years, he asked me to be the Best Man |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. I'm glad you had a chance to reconcile with your father before he passed |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
37. Oh, so many to remember. |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Hey cloudbase, my father did the same for me and my younger brother |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
38. My mom had moved out |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I think it's a really sweet story! |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. Nope, nothing dorky |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
41. Yes, I do. Tons of them. |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
42. I have many cherished memories. |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
44. As a little kid in the '70s.... |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
46. My Father is the man I hope to be some day |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I hope your father knows how you feel Ikonklast. That is a wonderful tribute |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
47. He called me yesterday...... |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
49. my Daddy rocked |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
50. My dad was a |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
52. Ok I am in tears |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
53. I think watching my dad take care of my mother |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
54. Read my sig line.... |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
55. My first car. |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
56. My dad fought the union-busters |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:29 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. sorry to reply to my own post |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:41 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. I hear ya! |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:09 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Yea, I replied, and added one of my faves too. EOM |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
59. Gerald is a good man, and the man I constantly measured myself to, until... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
60. Playing airplane |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
61. My Dad's better than your Dad, My Dad's better than your's |
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lizerdbits (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
63. I wanted to go fishing when I was about 5 or 6 |
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HERVEPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
64. Bagels and lox and fresh OJ |
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