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Father's Day (Holidays & Special Occasions)


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A Different Fathers Day Wish - - Ken McCreless
Greetings Fellow Travelers... I really miss my Dad. Not so much by the imminent resplendence of Fathers Day, but the day to day problems that having the wise council of a dad would come in handy. My children could have really benefited from a Grandpa. For all intents and purposes they... Submitted 3 years 246 days ago.

The Glory of Love - Judi Lake
I should have recognized the signs, but I didn’t. Can blaming my shortsightedness of the condition on my own weariness be an ample excuse? I don’t know. I feel terrible that I didn’t know… I should have, but I didn’t. “Mamma, will Pop-Pop be alright?" With Submitted 3 years 262 days ago.

Father's Day; Remembering the Tough Guy - Mike Fak
This Father’s Day I would like to tell you a story of a man and his family whom I have known for many years. The man, born in 1920, was one of five children in a broken home. Growing up during the depression, he was forced to quit school after the sixth grade to help support the family. In... Submitted 4 years 249 days ago.

Father’s Day Gift Suggestions – What Dad REALLY Wants - Danny Davids
Hey kids. I know , it’s a little weird having your dad write you a letter when we live in the same house. But I’m trying to be low-key about something. I know that you’ve met with your mom at least once already to discuss what you’re doing to do for me for Father’s Day. (Don’t act so shocked. I... Submitted 5 years 254 days ago.

Father’s Day: What Makes a Good Father? - Laura Trahan
I saw my husband melt the other day. Men hardly ever melt and my husband is no different. I don’t even think he melted at the birth of our children. It is just not something a lot of men do often. “What made him melt," You ask? Fatherhood. Being one of four boys, my husband never thought having a... Submitted 5 years 254 days ago.

Father’s Day Quotes & Poems That Will Comfort You If Your Father Has Died: Love Does Not Die - Fran Larson
It's only when you grow up and step back from him - or leave him for your own home-it's only then that you can measure his great-ness and fully appreciate it. -- Margaret Truman Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. -- Ruth E. Renkel My father... Submitted 237 days 21 hours ago.

Daddy Takes A Pregnant Lady Out To Lunch: What’s Up With That? Father’s Day Memories - Fran Larson
She was young, that’s for sure, 21 years old. You could tell she had only been married a few months. The two diamonds on her left hand looked new, as they sparkled and she kept looking at them, as if surprised herself that she was married. She was ready to go when he arrived but noted... Submitted 251 days 17 hours ago.

Remembering My Dad This Father's Day - Lorrie Davids
Fathers Day, for me, is a look into the past. Sure, Ill honor my husband who I think is one of the best Dads God created. And I will give thanks for my father-in-law, a man we have the opportunity to honor at a family reunion next month. And, I will celebrate my son-in-law on his second Fathers... Submitted 1 year 237 days ago.

Dan Akroyd, Daddy Jim, and Second Chances - Teresa Ortiz
It's been said by the Best that there is a time and a purpose for everything under Heaven, I believe it with all my heart. It's also been said that a positive-thinking person will always make Lemonade out of life's Lemons. I tend to think that it's God who makes Lemonade out of the Lemons we... Submitted 2 years 235 days ago.

Greatest Father's Day Moments - a Tribute to My Husband - Teresa Ortiz
My husband and I married young; too young – just two days after my 18 th birthday. Our first child followed within three years and there was no way I was going to be able to stay home with her. My husband immediately stepped up and helped with the "wake up every two-to-three hour" thing and... Submitted 2 years 236 days ago.

Be The Dad You Wish You Had - Dane Tyner
This writing is not for everyone. Many fathers do an outstanding job of raising their kids. Unfortunately, many men had dads who either were not there enough to matter or were so offensive in behavior that their children wished they were not there. I have written this for men who have no trouble... Submitted 3 years 245 days ago.

The Browning Nomad - Ted Gragg
He was a tough man, full of vim and vigor, and capable of dragging a downed deer 200 yards through the toughest swamp. He had turned sixty-four this past spring and his hair was gray but the arms were still knotted in muscle and he carried the heavy Browning Magnum like it was a... Submitted 3 years 252 days ago.

Father’s Day—I Never Really Knew Him - Sandra E. Graham
Growing up in the backwoods of Arkansas , we were considered poor. Dirt poor' is the phrase I heard most often. My father was a quiet man who farmed the land that always belonged to someone else. I never knew if he was just quiet by nature or if the long hard hours tilling the earth in an... Submitted 3 years 258 days ago.

Memorial Day, Fathers Day Memories with Tears, Pride And Prayers - Joel Hendon
As everyone is aware, most Americans celebrate Memorial Day with scarcely a thought to it's real meaning. But those of us who were close to some of those who have fallen, find it difficult not to feel a sadness beyond words. But to dedicate a day to those young fellows seems so very lacking in... Submitted 3 years 260 days ago.

Father's Day Should Be Everyday Not Just Once a Year. - - Kathy Somers
Father's...what can I say? Some have great father's and some unfortunely don't. In what order would you put these words to describe how you feel about your father? Love, Accept, Respect and Forgive . This is a hard question isn't it? I even have to really think about this also. I will say love... Submitted 4 years 250 days ago.

My Dad, A Superman of Steel - - Dave Potchak
Like Jerry Seinfeld, I am fascinated with Superman. I am also deeply indebted to a Superman of sorts. No, he never flew in the sky with the aid of a cape. Nor did he wear tights and change his clothes in a phone booth. He was neither as fast as a speeding bullet nor as powerful as a locomotive.... Submitted 4 years 305 days ago.

The Ultimate Father’s Day Gift - Brad Hutchinson
Look back at the past year. How often did your father take you to a baseball game, the ballet, dance class, hockey practice, soccer games, music lessons? How often did he smile when you were sad, make you laugh with his silly jokes, call you by a nick name that made you feel good? Maybe there are... Submitted 5 years 249 days ago.

Why Father's Day is a Smaller Deal than Mother's Day; My Version of Father's Day - Mogama
Due to fears in the United States Congress that a national Father's Day would be commercialized like Mother's Day, it took more than half a century for fathers to get their day on America's calendar. Though in 1913 a bill was introduced in Congress to make Father's Day a national holiday, it was... Submitted 239 days 20 hours ago.

The Old Hunter - - Amanda Johnson
The old hunter sits high in the tree stand as the moment he has been waiting for arrives. The yellow golden sun is slowly rising and casting long fingers of light across the fall leaves which carpet the ground beneath and before him. It is oh so quiet with only the slight rustle of the trees and... Submitted 240 days 22 hours ago.

Father’s Day Poems - A Gift In Memory of Dad - Julian Price
A Father’s Day poem written in memory of dad has become both a tribute and an emotional treasure each time it is read or viewed by anyone that knew him. My dad and I had a strange relationship. Not strange as in unloving or unkind but strange as in we didn’t really communicate much... Submitted 253 days 16 hours ago.

A Look at Father's Day in Canada - Carolyn Tytler
"Any fool can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a Daddy!" Philip Whitmore, Sr. In Canada, as in the United States, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. In recent years, it has become an occasion on which not only biological fathers, but all significant male... Submitted 1 year 292 days ago.

Father's Day Thoughts and Reflections - Gerry Charbonneau
" A person's father is not who he actually was but rather who we thought he was at the time." ---- Unknown. Happy Father's Day! One day each year is dedicated to remembering, honoring and appreciating father. Various definitions and connotations and emotions surround this emotionally... Submitted 2 years 234 days ago.

So You Call Yourself A Father - Lawrence Jones
Well let's see, did you travel to the end of the Earth to feed your children when there was no food in the neighborhood. Did you take time to burp them when the milk was done and the breast was aching because of the sucking to dawn. Held the head up and kept the back straight... Submitted 2 years 236 days ago.

Papa, Where Do We Send Our Father's Day Gift? - - Nenita Wells
Papa, Your children and grandchildren remembered, The little things you loved gave and shared. We want to gift wrap something really nice We wish to send it to your location precise. Papa, There were so many things we knew you dealt, You were so generous and your love heartfelt. We want to gift... Submitted 2 years 237 days ago.

Thinking of Dad on Father's Day - Iris Taub
Most of us assume that we will have plenty of time to spend with our Dad's. For some, they are blessed and can cherish and build many lasting loving memories of holidays that come and go. As Father's Day approaches, I think about my Dad and how much I miss him. My Dad died in 1964... Submitted 2 years 239 days ago.

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