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I'm not sure whether or not you guys remember when I wrote a special message for my mother here on Mother's Day, but this one is for my father. Now, if I was to be a hundred percent truthful with you guys (which I'm going to be since I believe very strongly in the fact that honesty is always the best policy) my father and I haven't always been close. In fact we socialize more nowadays, but I still don't have the kind of relationship that I do with my mom, but I know that we still love each other very much even if we don't always get along.





Then again, what family does? There are times when even I fight with the Father of all fathers but I'm sure He knows that I still love Him, and with the recent incident that happened yesterday of being accused that since I'm adopted I don't have what you call a "real" father, I say that's a bunch of *BEEP!* My so called real father is the reason that my biological mother gave me up for adoption in the real place since not only did he get her pregnant irresponsibly, but he also abandoned her to have her take care of me all by herself! :mad Which she knew that she couldn't and she loved me enough that she knew she had to give me up to a family that could love me and raise me properly.





So yeah, I admire her for that and I give her tons of respect for making one of the hardest if not the hardest decision a woman ever has had to make. However, I have absolutely no respect for my biological father at all because I don't think he even loved or cared about both of us just to take off like he did. I do feel awful about the fact that he fell off a cliff when I was a child, but that's just about as much sympathy I have towards a man who was never a father to me and I hardly ever knew him.






As I said before, my (real) father and I haven't exactly always seen eye to eye but he has always given me a laugh when I needed one, taught me how to fish and enjoy camping, and we've always had fun back when I was a little girl at our Daddy Daughter dances together back in elementary school. :)






Of course he isn't perfect, but no human (except Jesus) is. We also share the same love for oldie music and the film Secondhand Lions, and I find that we also share the same irritation for a lot of things in this life as well. :lol Lol! So God has definitely blessed me with a wonderful father and the truth is I wouldn't trade him or any other people in my family for the world. On that note, I want to wish all of the dad's on here a very happy Father's Day, and to all fathers everywhere! Most importantly my heavenly Father who also adopted me into His family and gave His one and only (holy) Son to die on the cross for my sins. :cross




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Thanks for sharing! And I'm glad you have a super fantastic Daddy.

I celebrated Fathers day with my Dad last Wednesday when I was in Spokane. It was really nice! He is getting old, frail and loosing his memory.

I grew up in St. Joseph's children's home with nuns, then bounced foster homes till 4th grade when my Dad got us. I was a bad kid and ran away and ended up in Juvenille and then institutions till I was 16. Went back to my Dads but that was short lived so back to the street. Later, I went and i drove semi truck

My Dad also drove truck and at 21, he got a job where we could drive team. Being stuck in a truck for weeks together was good for us. We needed that time.

He wasnt perfect, but he is the only Dad I have, and I love him.

These pillars are all that's left of the old orphanage.

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Thanks for sharing! And I'm glad you have a super fantastic Daddy.

I celebrated Fathers day with my Dad last Wednesday when I was in Spokane. It was really nice! He is getting old, frail and loosing his memory.

I grew up in St. Joseph's children's home with nuns, then bounced foster homes till 4th grade when my Dad got us. I was a bad kid and ran away and ended up in Juvenille and then institutions till I was 16. Went back to my Dads but that was short lived so back to the street. Later, I went and i drove semi truck

My Dad also drove truck and at 21, he got a job where we could drive team. Being stuck in a truck for weeks together was good for us. We needed that time.

He wasnt perfect, but he is the only Dad I have, and I love him.

These pillars are all that's left of the old orphanage.

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May I ask you why you were in an orphanage if you have parents? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, I was just wondering that's all.
 
May I ask you why you were in an orphanage if you have parents? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, I was just wondering that's all.
Not a problem.
My mother was mentally ill and she wasnt able to take care of us. My Dad was a long haul truck driver and couldn't take care of us.
I think I was around 3 or 4 when my brother and I went in. Those were different days for sure. The Nuns were strict, but loving.
 
Not a problem.
My mother was mentally ill and she wasnt able to take care of us. My Dad was a long haul truck driver and couldn't take care of us.
I think I was around 3 or 4 when my brother and I went in. Those were different days for sure. The Nuns were strict, but loving.




Well I'm eating dinner right now but as soon as I get back to my laptop I'll post what song you just got stuck in my head lol :lol but yeah, it sounds like you and I aren't all that much different from each other as I ran away a few times as a child and almost ended up in Juvy, but through the grace of God I really got my act together. :biggrin
 
Today my son and I cleaned a whole Tenderloin I found at Kroger for $9.99/lb.
I cut 11 steaks and have a bag of tenderloin tips. Gonna grill here in a while.

I also got to explain to my son the difference between when I told my son he was fixing to get a spanking vx the other kids who ignore the warning.
My son treated warnings with gratitude... other kids react like they are empty threats. And how when I said yes it meant yes and no meant no.... wasn't up for negotiation or debate. But when I said that I loved him the same lack of lack of debate or discussion was expected. There never was any doubt of my love that he would need to test.
And that lesson stuck.
The ones about tattoos and going to college didn't...but that one did. Of course he needs to date in order to begin the process of moving closer to getting me some grandkids...

But we live in hope.
 
I could have a lot of reasons to be mad at my Mom or Dad, but it's easier to love them, and it causes less stress than waging wars on things out of my control.
Mom was odd to say the least, but she was the only Mom I had. Dad was a hard man. Wouldn't tell me he loved me till 15 years ago, and only because I was persistant.
Today, he looks forward to our hugs, and I know he feels good telling me he loves me. We both win :)
 
Today my son and I cleaned a whole Tenderloin I found at Kroger for $9.99/lb.
I cut 11 steaks and have a bag of tenderloin tips. Gonna grill here in a while.

I also got to explain to my son the difference between when I told my son he was fixing to get a spanking vx the other kids who ignore the warning.
My son treated warnings with gratitude... other kids react like they are empty threats. And how when I said yes it meant yes and no meant no.... wasn't up for negotiation or debate. But when I said that I loved him the same lack of lack of debate or discussion was expected. There never was any doubt of my love that he would need to test.
And that lesson stuck.
The ones about tattoos and going to college didn't...but that one did. Of course he needs to date in order to begin the process of moving closer to getting me some grandkids...

But we live in hope.
Well, I had to drive my wife to the airport this morning and my son took his dirt bike to the gravel pit with his new friends. We had a good time earlier, and now I miss my grandkids in Spokane lol! Your day will come.

My $13 ribeye just hit 160 degrees and its mine after it rests. Yummy!

The back yard is beautiful and the dogs are lazy in the heat. Life is good. :)

She is so precious! It felt good that she got excited every time she saw me, just like when her daddy came home from work. I'm gonna miss her falling asleep on the couch snuggled next to me.20180613_180611.jpg
 
Umm,... I think you're joking but that wasn't very nice. Of course, it is kind of funny too that he just got burned. Ouch! :blackeye Be nice to my brother from another mother though would ya? :lol
It's a guy thing...
Jeff is a big boy...he can take it.
Of course it's a joke...I'm only 51% serious and 49% joking.
But in the meantime I am saying that his daughter and granddaughter are beautiful. That's 100% serious.
 
It's a guy thing...
Jeff is a big boy...he can take it.
Of course it's a joke...I'm only 51% serious and 49% joking.
But in the meantime I am saying that his daughter and granddaughter are beautiful. That's 100% serious.
A big boy huh? So you thought I looked fat with my daughter too.
I see how you are lol
 
It's a guy thing...
Jeff is a big boy...he can take it.
Of course it's a joke...I'm only 51% serious and 49% joking.
But in the meantime I am saying that his daughter and granddaughter are beautiful. That's 100% serious.





I do agree with you on the fact that Elia is beautiful (with an extremely beautiful name :)) but gosh darn men are strange and complicated. :rolleyes Lol!
 
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