May 30, 2007
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A MEMORIAL DAY GIFT
A million jokes have been made about gifts that dads typically receive from their children; bad ties, even worse after shave, but I’ve always scored pretty well.
I think the greatest gift a parent can receive is to know that something you did with your child as they were growing up left an impression with them that you weren’t really aware of. My son, Jordan, has given me that gift on several occasions and because of that I count myself as the luckiest parent in the world.
He and I had a Memorial Day tradition as he was growing up. That tradition was incredibly important to me, but I didn’t really know how important it was to him. He writes about it in this post:
Stop by his site if you have a moment.
Jordan – thank you for this gift. You have no idea how much it means to me.
Dad
Comments (23)
I just read your son’s post…….you should be very proud!
You are a very lucky man.
What a beautiful post he wrote. He is a great writer and a wonderful son. That was awesome…thanks for pointing us in that direction.
You raised a fine son. That post was very touching indeed. He is a wonderful writer. Must run in the family!
What a sweet “thank you” post to your son! You have a great son! You are blessed indeed!
Hope all is well for your family today.
RYC: Thanks for letting me link you.
Like father, like son. Both great writers.
Mark, that was completely awesome. Thanks for the inspiriation.
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That was fantastic, Mark.
A wonderful gift indeed!
That was beautiful but I’m still laughing about your lyric mistake, ha ha ha.
Hey…pat yourself on the back for me….great job! sounds like a terriffic kid!
That was a wonderful tribute. You’ve raised a very fine young man and I know you are proud. It made me cry. Have a great week. :::hugs:::
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Isn’t if strange which memories stick and make the most impact? And some that we worked at making a big thing of fall flat? You can be rightfully proud. All the best.
you have such a nice family.
It is fairly easy to witness a healthy relationship between a mother and a daughter, but much more unusual to see a father/son relationship. I am not saying they are not out there, but many males work so hard at being aloof that an outsider rarely has the privelege of seeing a father and a grown son having a healthy, adult, respectful relationship. Thanks for sending us over to look at Jordan’s post. I really enjoyed it!
Just came back from your sons site. What a great writer. A beautiful post and tribute to you.
RYC: actually I liked baby aspirin. St. joseph yum
wow, how beautiful. That’s a great gift for you.
You’re right. It’s a wonderful post and you should be proud.
Your son writes so well, it was like being there with the two of you…thanks for sharing that with us.
Great post. Chip off the old block. How does it feel to be an old block?
You have raised a truly wonderful person. His recollections were inspiring. Happy Memorial Day.