Father's Day alert...Father's Day is tomoro...hurry up run to Walmart! NO socks/ties/underwear/wallet gifts allowed! :)

Father's Day alert...Father's Day is tomoro...hurry up run to Walmart! NO socks/ties/underwear/wallet gifts allowed! :)

Seriously, stop and think about who your dad REALLY is as a man. Not the body of a man but the soul and spirit of a man. What makes him tick? What does he get excited about? What can he talk your head off about for hours? Nothing....well what does he watch on tv? What kind of books does he read? Use these ideas to pick out a gift. Not just run out and buy generic " men" gifts. He doesn't want them anymore than mom wants pantyhose and hairspray just because she is a woman!

Your dad won't be around forever you know. My father has gone to heaven and I miss him. Take time to appreciate your father while you still have him around. Ask him about his childhood, his teenage years, his first years of marriage....those stories will become priceless to you once he has gone away. Listen to his voice. What I wouldn't give to hear my parents and grandparent's voices!

Your father is more than that guy who went to work everyday and showed up for supper and took out the trash. He has hopes and dreams and ideas and aspirations for the future! Tap into him while you can. And if he is no longer around to bug you....I understand where you are coming from. I am sorry for the void you have where your daddy used to be. I am sorry he left before you had a chance to say goodbye or make things right. I am sorry if he was a real SOB and you never understood what you did or didn't do to make him that way. He was after all, just a man. A flawed man made of flesh bone and blood and spirit. Honor him for at least giving you life. If your dad is still around say I love you or give him a hug or both. Or if you can't muster up that much love give the old man a call to lift his spirits.He might just grumble or bark something back and you might not think you made a dent but once he hangs up he might just smile secretly all to himself. He's not gonna let you know it got in b/c men don't let you know that kind of stuff. It doesn't fit in with the tough guy image thing. Happy Father's Day!--Tips