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Some Things to Thank Your Father For
Here are some suggestions for what to express appreciation to your
father for:
- A childhood experience when your father came through for you.
Eg. When he missed work to come to the big game; when he put in
extra hours to pay for something you really wanted; when the
neighbor’s dog scared you, and suddenly your father was
beside you.
- A life lesson your father taught you, by words or example. Eg.
The time he modeled generosity for you by giving to someone who
was down and out; when he taught you fiscal responsibility by not
charging something he wanted but couldn’t afford; when he
controlled his anger toward someone who insulted him; the
respectful, caring way he treated his own elderly parents.
- Financial support and material presents. Grown children often
criticize their fathers for having spent too much time working and
not enough time with them. Even if you’re right that his
priorities were wrong, even if you raise your own children very
differently, this Father’s Day, reflect on this: You enjoyed
summer camp, you spent a lot of time during your teenage years
talking on the phone, it was important to you to dress stylishly
and your father paid for all that! Isn’t it time to thank
him?
Source: WordsCanHeal.Org
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