[MOJAVE MO]

Happy Father's Day to all of you Father's, and all of you than had a Father, or any of you that had a Mother or a Grandparent that provided you with a touch of Fathering.
This is my own personal 20th Father's Day. Like the 19 Father's Days before it I am not only given gifts of appreciation, but my ENTIRE day is planned out for me!
Therein lies the Conundrum of Fathering Dysfunction.
I will come across like a horrible person, but I would be more than happy to receive extra hugs and smiles, a big fat breakfast of what I REALLY want to eat, and then lock me in the shop with a few iced teas, SRV or ZZTop on the loundbox, no interruptions, a pile of stuff to tinker with, and a call around 7:00pm to come to a dinner of Fried Chicken, Rice and Beans, some Broccoli for color, and a homemade pie to wash it all down.
Seriously. If I was asked, and told them what I wanted, they would laugh and say, "Well you know that Mum isn't going to let that happen!".
Good Luck to you all on this day of appreciation from the Oakie Family!

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[Tag]

Thanks for sharing, you are an awesome member to the Forum I hope you hang in here with us for a long time

 

[StringSlap]

Further Fatherly Dysfunction...

My father had a twisted sense of humor. In 1977 my sister and I went away to summer camp. My mother worked at the camp so my father was the only one home for over 8 weeks. He kept hinting at a big surprise that would be waiting for me when I got home. We had been thinking about getting a pool, so of course that's what I fully expected to see. On the way home from camp he kept dangling the carrot out there. We pulled into the driveway and I made a beeline to the backyard, only to find that the yard hadn't been maintained for the entire summer! Waist high grass and weeds, some of them qualified as small trees! He said "Surprise! I know how much you like to mow the lawn so there ya go!".

Then on my 18th birthday... That time in a guys life where we start driving and thinking of our first car. I wanted a '69 Camaro. So we have a house full of aunts, uncles and cousins for my birthday. Everyone is there except my dad and we are waiting to start the party. Kept asking mom where he was and she said "I don't know. He said he had something to do". He finally gets home and asks for everyone's attention. Then he asks me what kind of car that I said I wanted. I told him a '69 Camaro and he says "Why don't you go take a look in the driveway". I almost take the hinges off the door on my way out and what's sitting in the middle of the driveway? A box of a Revell '69 Camaro model kit! I walked back into my party with the box in hand and still remember the mixture of laughter, pity and shocked faces!

 

[MOJAVE MO]

Further Fatherly Dysfunction...

My father had a twisted sense of humor. In 1977 my sister and I went away to summer camp. My mother worked at the camp so my father was the only one home for over 8 weeks. He kept hinting at a big surprise that would be waiting for me when I got home. We had been thinking about getting a pool, so of course that's what I fully expected to see. On the way home from camp he kept dangling the carrot out there. We pulled into the driveway and I made a beeline to the backyard, only to find that the yard hadn't been maintained for the entire summer! Waist high grass and weeds, some of them qualified as small trees! He said "Surprise! I know how much you like to mow the lawn so there ya go!".

Then on my 18th birthday... That time in a guys life where we start driving and thinking of our first car. I wanted a '69 Camaro. So we have a house full of aunts, uncles and cousins for my birthday. Everyone is there except my dad and we are waiting to start the party. Kept asking mom where he was and she said "I don't know. He said he had something to do". He finally gets home and asks for everyone's attention. Then he asks me what kind of car that I said I wanted. I told him a '69 Camaro and he says "Why don't you go take a look in the driveway". I almost take the hinges off the door on my way out and what's sitting in the middle of the driveway? A box of a Revell '69 Camaro model kit! I walked back into my party with the box in hand and still remember the mixture of laughter, pity and shocked faces!

Yowza. You must have developed some thick skin as a lad!

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[MOJAVE MO]

Thanks for sharing, you are an awesome member to the Forum I hope you hang in here with us for a long time

Thanks Tag! I appreciate you too and see and feel your Fatherly approach to the Forum that I honestly try to emulate to the best of my ability!

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[StringSlap]

Further Fatherly Dysfunction...

My father had a twisted sense of humor. In 1977 my sister and I went away to summer camp. My mother worked at the camp so my father was the only one home for over 8 weeks. He kept hinting at a big surprise that would be waiting for me when I got home. We had been thinking about getting a pool, so of course that's what I fully expected to see. On the way home from camp he kept dangling the carrot out there. We pulled into the driveway and I made a beeline to the backyard, only to find that the yard hadn't been maintained for the entire summer! Waist high grass and weeds, some of them qualified as small trees! He said "Surprise! I know how much you like to mow the lawn so there ya go!".

Then on my 18th birthday... That time in a guys life where we start driving and thinking of our first car. I wanted a '69 Camaro. So we have a house full of aunts, uncles and cousins for my birthday. Everyone is there except my dad and we are waiting to start the party. Kept asking mom where he was and she said "I don't know. He said he had something to do". He finally gets home and asks for everyone's attention. Then he asks me what kind of car that I said I wanted. I told him a '69 Camaro and he says "Why don't you go take a look in the driveway". I almost take the hinges off the door on my way out and what's sitting in the middle of the driveway? A box of a Revell '69 Camaro model kit! I walked back into my party with the box in hand and still remember the mixture of laughter, pity and shocked faces!

Yowza. You must have developed some thick skin as a lad!

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Yeah, unfortunately dad and I didn't get along too well. Could have let it get to me but use it as fuel to be the best dad I can be!

 

[MOJAVE MO]

Further Fatherly Dysfunction...

My father had a twisted sense of humor. In 1977 my sister and I went away to summer camp. My mother worked at the camp so my father was the only one home for over 8 weeks. He kept hinting at a big surprise that would be waiting for me when I got home. We had been thinking about getting a pool, so of course that's what I fully expected to see. On the way home from camp he kept dangling the carrot out there. We pulled into the driveway and I made a beeline to the backyard, only to find that the yard hadn't been maintained for the entire summer! Waist high grass and weeds, some of them qualified as small trees! He said "Surprise! I know how much you like to mow the lawn so there ya go!".

Then on my 18th birthday... That time in a guys life where we start driving and thinking of our first car. I wanted a '69 Camaro. So we have a house full of aunts, uncles and cousins for my birthday. Everyone is there except my dad and we are waiting to start the party. Kept asking mom where he was and she said "I don't know. He said he had something to do". He finally gets home and asks for everyone's attention. Then he asks me what kind of car that I said I wanted. I told him a '69 Camaro and he says "Why don't you go take a look in the driveway". I almost take the hinges off the door on my way out and what's sitting in the middle of the driveway? A box of a Revell '69 Camaro model kit! I walked back into my party with the box in hand and still remember the mixture of laughter, pity and shocked faces!

Yowza. You must have developed some thick skin as a lad!

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Yeah, unfortunately dad and I didn't get along too well. Could have let it get to me but use it as fuel to be the best dad I can be!

That is the very reason to pay attention and appreciate and acknowledge our own history, so we don't repeat the stupid mistakes of those before us!

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[Tag]

Well for what its worth, Im proud of StringSlap and Mo I always enjoy their post.

 

[hoggy]

good and bad examples sometimes. we have good examples for how to really act or treat people and bad examples of how not to act and treat people. just like the yin yang.

 

[Tag]

Mo made a good point, and believe it or not, I wake up this morning and a story I tell people about my life pops up in my head. I think that when I tell this to people they get a better understanding of where some of my thoughts and opinions on life. I grew up in a small farming community, where everyone knew their neighbors. We had a small telephone office ran manually and the INFAMOUS " Two party line" my parents both worked outside the home after I could stay at home under the watchful eye of our neighbor ladies‍♂ when my friends and I were ornery (quite often) we had to be very careful because if you think internet is fast, those old ladies could get news across town and back in a blink of an eye❤ At the supper table usually my Mom would ask, anything happen I should know about‍♂ which meant they already knew
I had the best parents a person could ever ask for. That's where I may come across like everyone had the same life. We were kind of in the middle, of middle class Money wise, but we were at the highest level of a loving family. I still have not been able to come up with a way to tell someone that as long as we have people in our lives that love us, we are definitely wealthy.
Our niece went through a fatherless childhood, and a narcissist piece of poop biological only Mom Our niece(Daughter) has three beautiful children, and a great husband. I believe she will be a great Mother, because she knows everything Not to do
Anyway I never fully realized until later in life how fortunate I was to have a loving family, I just thought everyone did. I know I say happiness is a choice, and I still believe that. We all have times that just plain SUCK, but when I do, I look for positive things in my life. It doesn't fix the problem, and sometimes the problem isn't fixable. I've had friends commit suicide, overdose on drugs and one friends Son committed murder.
What Im trying to say is everything I post is meant to be uplifting.

 

[MOJAVE MO]

Mo made a good point, and believe it or not, I wake up this morning and a story I tell people about my life pops up in my head. I think that when I tell this to people they get a better understanding of where some of my thoughts and opinions on life. I grew up in a small farming community, where everyone knew their neighbors. We had a small telephone office ran manually and the INFAMOUS " Two party line" my parents both worked outside the home after I could stay at home under the watchful eye of our neighbor ladies‍ when my friends and I were ornery (quite often) we had to be very careful because if you think internet is fast, those old ladies could get news across town and back in a blink of an eye At the supper table usually my Mom would ask, anything happen I should know about‍ which meant they already knew
I had the best parents a person could ever ask for. That's where I may come across like everyone had the same life. We were kind of in the middle, of middle class Money wise, but we were at the highest level of a loving family. I still have not been able to come up with a way to tell someone that as long as we have people in our lives that love us, we are definitely wealthy.
Our niece went through a fatherless childhood, and a narcissist piece of poop biological only Mom Our niece(Daughter) has three beautiful children, and a great husband. I believe she will be a great Mother, because she knows everything Not to do
Anyway I never fully realized until later in life how fortunate I was to have a loving family, I just thought everyone did. I know I say happiness is a choice, and I still believe that. We all have times that just plain SUCK, but when I do, I look for positive things in my life. It doesn't fix the problem, and sometimes the problem isn't fixable. I've had friends commit suicide, overdose on drugs and one friends Son committed murder.
What Im trying to say is everything I post is meant to be uplifting.

I for one believe that intention Tag. I also believe that regardless of the reflection, everyone here that posts snippets of their life seem to strive for their own silver lining. Your story reminds me of mine, except we had a SIX party line in house I grew up in. More interesting to me is that when I reflect on my childhood through even age 20 my kids and their friends actually think I am making this stuff up! There may be a time in our own futures where kids will not actually believe that a kitchen is a place where food gets assembled!

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[SLINGDUDE]

Happy Farter's Day, Mo! :drinkup:

 

[Covert5]

I hope everyone had a happy Father's day yesterday. Last week I introduced my co-worker to slingshots during our lunch break. I also gifted to him a scout clone to see if he'd like it.

To my surprise this weekend for Father's day, he took his daughter out and they shot together in the backyard! He was using a Barnett and she was using the clone.

My father in law came over for a little BBQ this weekend and he brought his SS Scout LT. We did some indoor shooting too together with my wifey!

Father's day well celebrated! A family that slings together stays together!

Sling-On my friends!

 

[SJAaz]

Good thread guys. Mo you have a beautiful family. Good stories all.