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FLPanhandle

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19. I was too harsh judging my father while he was alive.

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Sun Jun 21, 2015, 02:54 PM

Jun 2015

Looking back, he grew up dirt poor in the south. Worked incredibly hard to support his family. Tried to show us that he loved us but with a 1950's style of not showing emotion or ever actually saying it. He showed it by working on school projects with us, fixing our cars, taking us fishing, making our home open and welcoming for our friends.

He died without ever saying "I love you", but he said it in other ways.

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Father stories (aka: What did you learn from your father and/or as a father) [View all] Tab Jun 2015 OP

The most valuable thing in the world, from my stepfather - empathy and how to be a good dad myself. marble falls Jun 2015 #1

NEVER to beat your children MuseRider Jun 2015 #2

I was going to post the same thing. Bonobo Jun 2015 #5

yep - said that very thing to my daughter the other day. rurallib Jun 2015 #11

I alluded to this Tab Jun 2015 #7

My father was a hard drinking, gambling, womanizing adult CanonRay Jun 2015 #9

So you've improved on your history Tab Jun 2015 #10

Yes, I was able to dig my way out CanonRay Jun 2015 #12

Most importantly, I learned that I was always loved and respected. ladjf Jun 2015 #3

My father was a hard working man, life wasn't easy for him, he lost his mother at 8 years old, lived Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #4

My dad taught me a lot of things janlyn Jun 2015 #6

This could be a very long list. TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #8

Pass along the best Tab Jun 2015 #13

My dad wasn't a man one could be close to hifiguy Jun 2015 #14

Lots of things malaise Jun 2015 #15

dad was born at the tail end of the baby boom fizzgig Jun 2015 #16

My dad was a snake DiverDave Jun 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #18

I was too harsh judging my father while he was alive. FLPanhandle Jun 2015 #19

A love of the outdoors. grntuscarora Jun 2015 #20