Posted by 64bowtie on February 6, 2005, at 5:33:56
In reply to It came out ok. » 64bowtie, posted by Dinah on February 5, 2005, at 5:03:36
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> I miss my Daddy. My family of origin liked the way I cook. >» (((Dinah))) »
There were times when I was a teen going to a local 'Christian Brothers' (the little old brandy makers) highschool, I would openly dismiss my Dad's very existence. He was actually a mediocre mechanic, getting emphysema from 2 pack-a-day smoking.
Today he is 84, hasn't smoked in 20 years, plays his Yamaha portable piano or his spinnette organ or his litany of 12 or so computer video games. Bob Barker and Alex Trebec are part of his daily TV watching. I see no purpose of dismissing him today. Will I miss him? Yep. Will I miss his obnoxious ways? Nope. Does this cause a dilemma for me to reconcile? Not for a second.
Since I have been his (limited) caretaker relative, will I have less to reconcile of my bad feelings of him from childhood than my siblings? Y'betcha! This you and I, dear (((Dinah))), is our gift from the 'Gods'! ...reconciled issues...
Rod
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