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Oh, this is one hell of a thread... wow. Very powerful stuff. I'm gonna have to come back and answer the questions with the energy they deserve (well, that my dad deserves), in a couple of days.
But for now, let me just say that my dad (actually my stepdad, but he's never been other than DAD to me) wept all through my wedding day a few weeks ago... from happiness more than anything. He has always been so happy to see me happy and doing well, never considering himself and his own needs when it came to being my dad. And yet he is so totally human, more than just about anyone I know... very aware of, and honest about, his shortcomings. I have always valued his frankness and inability to pretend to be anything other than who he is, even if he wasn't always proud of it. But he is always proud of me, even when I don't deserve it. I never felt more humbled to be called his daughter than I was on my wedding day; it was a double joy to celebrate my new marriage, as well as to call to everyone's attention the man who raised me. I hope I can pass on so many of his qualities to my own children.
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And think not you can direct the course of Love;
for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
--Khalil Gibran
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