My Father’s Day Gift
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day especially to all the men who have or have had children and have served and/or do serve as well as humanely/individually possible in the vast, unlimited and uncontainable world of being a “dad.”
Being a dad is one of the most awesome, beneficial, challenging, delightful, enigmatic, frustrating, grand, honorable, interesting, judicious, kinetic, laborious, magnificent, noble, overwhelming, persevering, qualitative, rewarding, satisfying, taxing, un-appreciated, varied, wonderful, xerophilous and zany positions a man can attain to.
By now, you have undoubtedly noticed that I covered the entire alphabet to make my point about what being a dad encompasses. You’ve also undoubtedly noticed that some words used were of the positive persuasion while others displayed negatives nuances. That’s because when one is a dad, he can experience good and bad, highs and lows, sweet and sour, ups and downs (you get the picture) during his dad tenure. As a matter of fact, while I was strolling through Webster’s Dictionary to get my alphabetic descriptions, I realized that I could’ve kept you here reading a good little while by using a positive and negative description for virtually every alphabet - i.e. delightful and difficult, honorable and horrible, taxing and terrific, wonderful and worrisome (again, you get the picture).
On this day before Father’s Day, I’m feeling a little on the down side (just let it be said…tell the truth and shame the devil). I have two wonderful kids at home. I love them very dearly and implicitly, would die for them, and if necessary, kill to preserve and protect them. However, at this time (and for some time recently) they’ve been more difficult than delightful, more taxing than terrific.
So, for my at-this-present-time arrogant, disobedient, disrespectful, insensitive, selfish and wonderfully loving children; I have a Father’s Day gift to present.
On Father’s Day 2008, I will go on a one-day sabbatical, a retreat of sorts…from them. Included within this gift will be the opportunity for them to not have to give me gifts (which they usually don’t), take me to a restaurant that I would prefer (but they would complain about), or act in a manner towards me that they should be doing every day of their lives (Exodus 20:12 and Ephesians 6:1-3).
This in essence is my Father’s Day gift for 2008.
For all of you dads, Happy Father’s Day and God bless you…for you dads that to-date can identify, I wish the same sentiments and hope you make it to Monday.
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