Kinda got a "Thank you"

[dolek]

My sons are in their mid 30's. They were hanging on to everything I said until they were 16 or so, then they were eye rolling at every word that came out of my mouth.

Now my phone rings quite often and they are asking what I think about this or that decision they're pondering. It sure makes me smile.

My point is that when they are young, we fathers instill our character into our children. Sons, in particular, have a tendency to block out those lessons until they hit 30 and start a family. Then, remarkable, they remember we had some pretty good ideas.

One thing they never forget is the lessons on fishing, shooting and hunting. Those seem to be hardwired into their soul. I love to hear " Well, my Dad taught me to................."

Quote: "One thing they never forget is the lessons on fishing, shooting and hunting. Those seem to be hardwired into their soul. I love to hear " Well, my Dad taught me to................."

You nailed it,some of my earliest fond memories are of hunting/shooting/fishing with my Dad . I remember putting the bamboo poles on top of the old Chrysler wagon and the guns in the back . We would spend the day fishing and shooting tin cans . Dad always had a cooler packed full of food and pop,we mostly ate what we raised but there was always ice cold Coca Cola and a brick of chocolate. I remember when he would break the big chunk of chocolate over his knee and us 5 boys would line up...always hoping we won the chocolate lottery by getting that big chunk that refused to break like the rest.

 

[BenPerfected]

My father died in the dentist chair at 46 yrs when I was 12 yrs old. He was always at all my Little League baseball games. We played golf and fished together often. He was a great mentor and his death remains as the most traumatic event in my life.
Ben

 

[jackson1]

Had a good father, he died last year at 93. We respected each other, but had some different values. I was close to his father, my grandfather. Kind lived by the code of "what would grandpa do". Spent my childhood summers on his farm. Thought I would be a farmer. It was not to be. Once I became a grand father, much of what he taught was re-born. Love and respect my parents, but Grandpa was special.