Tuesday, 23 July 2024

My Father When I Was ...

4 years old:

My daddy can do anything.

5 years old:
My daddy knows a whole lot.

6 years old:
My dad is smarter than your dad.

8 years old:
My dad doesn't know exactly everything.

10 years old:
In the olden days when my dad grew up, things were sure different.

12 years old:
Oh, well, naturally, Father doesn't know anything about that. He is too old to remember his childhood.

14 years old:
Don't pay any attention to my father. He is so old-fashioned!

21 years old:
Him? My Lord, he's hopelessly out-of-date.

25 years old:
Dad knows a little bit about it, but then he should because he has been around so long.

30 years old:
Maybe we should ask Dad what he thinks. After all, he's had a lot of experience.

35 years old:
I'm not doing a single thing until I talk to Dad.

40 years old:
I wonder how Dad would have handled it. He was so wise and had a world of experience.

50 years old:
I'd give anything if Dad were here now so I could talk this over with him. Too bad I didn't appreciate how smart he was. I could have learned a lot from him.

[Ann Landers - A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul]

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