Frankie and Slim

Frankie and Slim
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!



He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.  ~Clarence Budington Kelland

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard.  Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass."  "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply.  "We're raising boys."  ~Harmon Killebrew

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.  ~Bill Cosby

Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name.  ~William Wordsworth

A father is always making his baby into a little woman.  And when she is a woman he turns her back again.  ~Enid Bagnold

It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.  ~Johann Schiller


A father carries pictures where his money used to be.  ~Author Unknown


When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.  But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.  ~Author unknown

Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown.  ~Author Unknown

Never raise your hand to your kids.  It leaves your groin unprotected.  ~Red Buttons


I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich.  ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter

Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life.  ~Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities

A favorite picture of my son and his daughter.



 






 






 

12 comments:

  1. The good Fathers should be put on a pedastal.
    The bad ones should be buried beneath. cliff morrow


    btw, I had a good one.

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  2. Those are all wonderful quotes. I sure miss my dad - he was great one.

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  3. Oh goodness I loved those quotes. We're just back here raising our kids. lol And your son - happy Father's Day to all. sandie

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  4. I've known some very good fathers (I had one) and I've known some horrible ones (my ex son-in-law).
    I much prefer the good ones and they deserve to be lauded.

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  5. great quotes and posts!

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  6. Cliff -- and btw, you are a good one too:) Probably because you had a good example.

    Lynn -- My dad was a great one too and I miss him and my mom every day.

    Chatty Crone -- Glad you enjoyed the quotes. My son is a very special dad having raised his three as a single dad and doing a fantastic job.

    Judy -- Thankfully wonderful grandparents help make up for those lousy fathers!

    Whitemist -- Thanks, glad you enjoyed the quotes.

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  7. one of the best men who ever lived came along when I was 2 and said "Yes" I will take on the responcibilty for that little life and do my best to help her live in this world and not be Of It anymore than absolutely necessary and thats exactly what he did. I lost him at 19 but I give thanks for him every day and I can still hear his words whisper in my ears , even 38 years after he moved on to another plane of existance. I say his name and feel is presense and this morning upon awakening I told him, Happy Fathers Day Daddy and thank you for choosing me.

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  8. sonny -- That is a beautiful tribute and I know he was a wonderful father.

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  9. Sweet and such important bits of wisdom for all parents.

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  10. Beautiful quotes and yes, that photo is priceless. You know how I feel about my father; without him I'd be nowhere.

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  11. Sweet picture! I love the one about pictures where the money used to be. I'm sure my dad can relate to that.

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  12. What a great Father's Day tribute. My dad was awesome, my father in law was awesome and my son Wade is awesome. In good time, Scott will also be an awesome dad. My favorite quote is: It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~Johann Schiller
    This is so true of my husband and my sons. He took the package deal when we got married and ran with it. He NEVER calls my boys his stepsons, just his sons. And they call him Dad. I always get teary eyed when I take the time to think about how much those 3 love each other.

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