Happy Father’s Day

What a blessing I have for the father’s that I have had in my life. First my brilliant and very funny father, Ed. He was always my greatest champion and teacher. Generous to a fault. He always taught me to talk with strangers as if they were friends, friends as if they were family and family as if they were cell mates.

I learned all the bad words I know from him, but of course when I first learned them I did not know they were bad words as they were so frequently used I thought they were normal words. He taught me to cook or more likely demand I learn to cook so someone in the house could do the cooking if he wasn’t there. I got all my work ethic from him and thought everyone worked 15 hour days as the norm. I miss him, but am glad he is not able to vote again.

I was lucky enough to get Russ and have him be the father of Carter. They say you marry your father, but that is not the case as Russ is kind, thoughtful and cerebral in his brilliance. He is like my father in his his generosity and work ethic, but he rarely calls anyone dopes, as my father did often. Russ is wry and witty. Carter got most of her good qualities from him.

One other quality that would describe both my father and Russ as fathers is selfless. Neither had or have hobbies that would take them away from their kids. Both knew that time with your kids can be fleeting so they both spent as much time when they were not working to be with them.

So on this Father’s Day I want to thank heavens for them both. My wish is that all children could have father’s who instilled so much good in them as Russ and Ed did, maybe minus the bad words.