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I also had an enjoyable Fathers Day. I fell asleep on the couch watching the US Open after a meal of burgers. I called my Dad and wished him a HFD as well. That was about the extent of it...
But I did have an awkward moment here at the school where I teach. On Friday I decided, upon the request of a few students, to spend some time making Fathers Day cards so each of the students could take it home to them. But for a brief moment I felt that slight awkward feeling that maybe there were students in my class who did not have a father present, or at all, or had stepfathers, or fathers they only see on the weekends, and I felt that I should have said something, or provided a way out for those students who didn't feel that they could or should write a card to their fathers expressing their gratitude and love for them. And then I was thinking, maybe some of the students will just do a card because they want to fit in, they don't want to admit that they dont' have a father or father figure in their lives.
I have to admit that it made me sad, but it also made me so grateful that I had a strong, supportive dad all my life. I am extremely blessed to have come from a two parent family, and to have had a father who was there for me and continues to be even now. So, thanks Dad.
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