A Tribute to All Fathers
A Tribute to All Fathers
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
A Tribute to All Fathers#0
Posted: 6/18/06 at 2:53am
Happy Father's Day to all the Dads!
I have an incredibly big hearted, open minded, patient, funny, understanding, inspiring and generous Father. Sometimes I look at the things he had to overcome, the things he had to put up with, the way he had to totally reevaluate many of his beliefs to become the amazing person he is today. I am so proud of my Dad. Sometimes I wonder how I got so lucky. (Ma ain't so bad herself!)
So show your love for Dad here...
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#1
Posted: 6/18/06 at 2:56am
I hope your pain is not as bad as it is today.
(My dad is recovering from major surgery.)
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#2
Posted: 6/18/06 at 3:41am
My dad is awesome. Definitely the smartest man I know. He was even a question on Jeopardy!
Akiva
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#3
Posted: 6/18/06 at 4:18am
My father is one of the people in my life who helped me discover musical theatre. It was his description of Evita that caused me to beg my parents to let me see it on Broadway for my seventh birthday, which they did.
My father also used to do community theatre with me when I was a kid, and he played such notable roles as Windy in Show Boat and the Inkeeper in Fiddler on the Roof
As a son, I know I can be a handful, but my dad's always been there for me when I've needed him. He's a good egg.
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#5
Posted: 6/18/06 at 4:32am
I've had bad lucks with fathers. My biological and adoptive fathers were both deadbeats. The former is dead and the latter became estranged. I've often felt cheated (and bitter) for not having a Dad when I was growing up, but it warms my heart when I see a Daddy bonding with his child, especially if it's a boy. I don't mean to threadjack but I wanted to represent others who are not so fortunate. However, I'm happy to hear that the above posters have wonderful relationships with their fathers, and it's to fathers like these that I wish a "Happy Father's Day."
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#6
Posted: 6/18/06 at 7:59am
My Dad's been deceased for 10 yrs now. I miss him all the time. He didn't have an easy life, No support from his family but he still managed to make it through med school and become an anathesiologist. He worked as many as three jobs + his reg hospital gig to provide a good life for his family. He wasn't perfect but neither am I. He was always my biggest supporter.
Pappa can you hear me?
I love you.
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#7
Posted: 6/18/06 at 9:19am
My mom has been gone for over twenty years. Rath, you would have been in love with her.
I still have my dad and he has been there when ever I've needed something.
I sent him two orders of goodies from Omaha Steaks (I sent him seafood.)
Happy Father's Day DAD!
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#8
Posted: 6/18/06 at 9:23amMy father has been go for over 12 years now. No, I don't miss him at all as he was very abusive to me. Had this abuse taken place today rather than in the 50's, 60's and 70's I am sure my folks would have divorced early on rather then when I was an adult. However, he did give me my life and I must honor and respect that. I am a very strong woman today because of the usive childhood I had. I try to pass that strength on to others who are struggling with personal issues.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
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re: A Tribute to All Fathers#10
Posted: 6/18/06 at 9:53am
This is a very tough day for me. I lost my Dad a day before Father's Day five years ago. My Dad was my very closest friend.
I miss him and we spent every Sunday since I graduated College.
He loved theater and would be very proud of me.
He is deeply missed.
It was the greatest loss in my life.
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#11
Posted: 6/18/06 at 10:03am
My sister's coming in from the Island and we're going to take my 88 yr old Dad out for his favorite food -sushi.
He survived the Holocaust,loves life to the hilt and is a good,funny guy.
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#12
Posted: 6/18/06 at 10:14am
Happy Father's Day to my dad. He actually has to work today at a job he hates. He really is the greatest dad though, he has always been there for me. He is getting a new (and much better) job soon. After so many amazing years as a manager at college food service companies, you deserve a head job!
Have a great Father's Day!
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#13
Posted: 6/18/06 at 10:30am
i love my dad
i'm always very proud of him for being a firefighter and an emt and helping people and saving them when they're sick or hurt.
we do alot of stuff together like go fishing or go to mystic for the day. we also watch law and order or monk or the 4400 together every night, and funny movies on tv.
i love watching him march in the parades every year with the depertment and telling people at the parade who my dad is.
i love you dad!!
Ugly is beautiful
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re: A Tribute to All Fathers#14
Posted: 6/18/06 at 10:46amI miss my dad every day of the year. Nine years ago this Labor Day week the doctor told him there might be something wrong. I left work that day and went home to be with him (I was lucky to have a boss that let me take the time off). Six weeks later, after many tests and tears, the doctor finally said it was liver cancer and my father was gone the next day. It was an awful experience as he was in and out of a coma and in great pain. The hopsice people called for a morphine drip but by the time it finally arrived, it was too late to help him as he died just before the door bell rang.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#15
Posted: 6/18/06 at 12:18pm
I am so sorry for everyone who has lost a parent, and for those who have or did have bad relationships with theirs. I feel so lucky to still have mine around.
Now the oddest thing I have heard in a long time is he made us watch Guys and Dolls every single Christmas morning as we opened presents. That is just so funny for some reason. I mean why Guys and Dolls on Christmas of all things?
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#16
Posted: 6/18/06 at 12:28pmI love my dad, but sometimes he puts alot of pressure on me. I know that he just wants me to be successful in whatever I do, but sometimes it's too much. He's also never really around alot, he's usually traveling to other places for work, today for instance he's in Israel. He grew up in a family where his dad was never really around or supportive of his kids. My theory is that my dad doesn't really know what a father is supposed to do. Nonetheless, I love my father. I wish you safe and happy travles dad. I love you.
re: A Tribute to All Fathers#17
Posted: 6/18/06 at 12:30pmMy dad was one of the most brilliant men I've ever known. He awakened my interest in books and theater, always encouraged me to do what I wanted to, and was one of my best friends. It's been about 5.5-6 years since he died from cancer, and there isn't a day that I don't miss him. From hearing him belt "Maria" in the car, to listening to "Good Morning, Starshine" in a crappy motel, to watching Ren and Stimpy with him right after we got home from Mass ... well, it's the small things that I love and miss the most. The day he died changed me more than anything in my life ever has.
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