Rave: Spending the day with Dad

[IMADreamer]

I feel fortunate that I get to spend most days with my Dad. We live pretty close together and I drop in to see how him and Mom are doing most days. Not to mention I work with him most days. However nothing beats a good Father Son outing. We share an interest in tractors so we hit up a couple tractor shows a year together. That's what we did today. It was an hour or so drive, then a day at the show, then some dinner and the drive home. Lots of good conversation, joking around, and general fun.

Today was a good day.

If you still have a Dad go some where with him!

[M1IRONMIKE]

I would give all I have to spend just one more day with my dad. He has been gone 5 years now and it still hurts when I think about his passing.

[StL Dan]

Awesome post, Dreamer. Nothing better than taking advantage of time with family. My dad lives 3 1/2 hours from me. Don't get to see him nearly as often as I'd like. Maybe 2 or 3 times per year. I do talk to him once a week or so on the phone. Love him dearly.

[sighyoung]

I'm glad you're able to check on your parents and spend time with them. My father died three years ago, lost in a cloud of dementia. I really wish he'd lived much closer--and that my parents had been wise enough to reach out and tell people when they needed help.

I'm fortunate to have moved my mother nearby so she's only ten minutes away. It means a lot to be able to see her four or five times a week, and feel that I'm making up for lost time with my father by taking care of her.

[lukethedrifter]

Good for both of you. I don't often see my Dad down in Florida. Maybe one of these days I should go down there by myself to spend some time with just the two of us.

[cardinalkarp]

Couldn't agree more....with that said I definitely don't spend enough time w/ my Dad as I should & w/ him having type 1 diabetes he probably won't have as long of a life as the average male. We do love to get out & play golf together but this winter has been [expletive] for that.

I spend quite a bit more time w/ my step-father as he really was the person (along w/ my mom) who raised me & we just have more things in common. I really feel fortunate to have had such great step-father come into my life.

But, I get you guys who say they would do anything to have another day w/ their Dad. My wife lost her father going on 3 or 4 years now & she hasn't really been the same person since...I know it hurts her everyday not having him around, as even though she moved here to STL & he had still lived in Grand Forks, ND....they spoke everyday when he was still alive.

[heyzeus]

I think Cats in the Cradle just started playing from an unknown source in my office. Hold on, gotta go call my dad...

[JL21]

My dad actually carries a bottle of "emergency whiskey" and he has gotten hilariously vulgar in his old age.

In short, I'd rather hang out with my dad than a lot of my friends.

[lukethedrifter]

I wish I had that sort of relationship with my pops. Oh well, you can't change history. That said, you guys have made me decide to call my brother and try to talk him into taking a trip down to Florida with me.

[planet planet]

I wish I had that sort of relationship with my pops. Oh well, you can't change history. That said, you guys have made me decide to call my brother and try to talk him into taking a trip down to Florida with me.

Isn't your stepmom the issue with visiting your dad?