This is my 14th Fathers' Day.
I have 2 girls with boys names and they are both Daddy's girls.
I know this will sound sucky but I always tell them that because they are so sweet and kind and beautiful, everyday is Fathers Day. (Awwww.)
This is also my 2nd Father-less Fathers Day and I must admit the sadness of it has subsided.
When I first lost my Dad it was a sharp, constant pain that I wasn't sure was ever going to go away but now, not quite 2 years later, it's faded.
Every once in a while I get a bit of pain that comes out of nowhere and catches me by surprise but for the most part I'm okay with it.
I connect with my Dad through golf. So many of my memories of him have to do with learning, watching and talking golf that I can't even pick up a club without thinking about some tip my Father gave me over the years.
Watching Tiger is part of that. My Dad was a big Tiger fan and I know he would have loved seeing him play this weekend.
So today, I'll sit and watch the Open, the girls will leave me in peace (my Fathers day gift!) and I'll think of my Father and all the Golf we used to share.
Happy Fathers Day.
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I here you hh. I also have that void to fill. Like you though, so many welcome memory triggers. With me, it's driving around rural Burlington, seeing, remembering all the homes he and later he and I built.(one of them being the canteen at Lowville Park in the early 60's) Happy Fathers Day hh and to all the other fathers out there. Enjoy.
Posted by: Mike from Lowville | June 15, 2008 / 09:59
Hi HH
This is aways a special day for me and my boys asIm sure it is for you and your girls.
With my boys still being young, the day is kind of different but I still got a round of colg in first thing, took kids too the zoo and then still managed to make it back in time to start watching Tiger do his job!
I hope you had a great day too
Colin
Posted by: Colin Anderson | June 16, 2008 / 10:51
HH, you are obviously the product of the great job your father did in raising you, your love for your father and your family and the legacy he has left in your heart. Your family is richer because of these influences, hope you had a great fathers day.
Posted by: Rick C In Oakville | June 17, 2008 / 21:50