parents
The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
Patience
I can’t summarise an entire person in one word, let alone my father. The man I know as my father has donned the costume of a husband, a brother, a uncle, and a work colleague. To reduce this man’s life journey—the essence of what makes him the man I call “Dad”—down to a single word is not only insulting, it is quite frankly impossible.
By Liam Cairns2 years ago in Families
The One That Got Away
Someone once told me that the most important fishing story a person could have was about the one that got away. The freshwater monster or deep sea legend that for whatever reason they couldn't pull aboard. Where the only real reward is the story that you get to tell about it for the rest of your life.
By Jacob Peyton2 years ago in Families
The Love to Leave Me Alone. Runner-Up in Dads Are No Joke Challenge.
In every game of chess we’ve played, my father has beaten me. Except once. When I was very young, he taught me the complex rules of the game, and I always enjoyed playing against him despite my countless losses. But one day, he gasped.
By Alex Johnson2 years ago in Families
My Dad the Hero
This is a little story that my mom told me a few years ago about something incredible that my dad had done. I knew from a few stories my dad had told us kids when we were growing up, about the ports he had gone to while he served in the Navy, during his West Packs. But this happened while his ship, a minesweeper by the name of USS Excel, was in port on Treasure Island, right outside of San Francisco.
By Kelley Wheeler2 years ago in Families
Forever my Daddy
To some thirty-four years may seem like nothing. If I heard someone say that they were thirty-four years old my response would be, "You are still young, you have many years ahead of you!" To others thirty-four years seems like an eternity. If it had been that many years since you lost someone you loved very much that would feel like a lifetime.
By Staci Koehler2 years ago in Families
Dad - love of love x
“My Dad is the best Dad in the world!! – It’s something many of us think when we’re little, from when we learn to use our chubby, unstable, little legs to walk to when we’re sharing a fag with them in the garden at a family BBQ, trying to escape everyone else. Or maybe this is just Bridget Jones and I’s experience? Nevertheless, the more time that goes on believe this statement has changed for myself. Now I truly believe my Dad is one of the worlds best people.
By Isobella Ash2 years ago in Families
My Dad, the Otologist
There are a million stories I could tell about my dad. Some are funny and jovial, but most are not. A few are downright unsuitable for an online audience. One tale in particular stands out in my memory, and I don't think I will ever find the words to tell it properly.
By Two Siblings2 years ago in Families