Fondest Memories

my dad teaching me at 15 yrs, to shoot a rifle. how to do a lot of things on his farm. because id spent most of my life before that with mom. he had made me the boy he never had. and always told me i was his favorite.

Father's Day is a difficult time for me. I lost my father ian auto accident when i was 16. I still miss him very much. I do not even live close enough to visit his gravesite. I live on the opposite coast. I have wonderful memories of my father that I am happy to carry in my heart. We used to go camping a lot when I was younger. I just wish I would have shown my father more appreciation for whaat he did when he was still with us.

My dad used to take us out on Saturday mornings so mom could sleep. He'd go shopping and buy stuff we weren't supposed to tell mom about and then we'd go out for pizza.

Thats really nice to hear. I have my best memories, the times i started to ride my bicycle. It was great fun to see my dad, becoming a teen age boy and doing magics!

Hi doran We don't observe this festival which you call Father's day, but we have similar. Well i lost my dad in 1965 Jan, he was such a nice but very strict person, what ever i am now in life, all i owe to him, i miss him each second, his first name was SUKDEO, as a mark of respect i have named our paternal home as 'SUKDEO BHAWAN', BHAWAN means home.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor

dorannmwin I could write a book about all the fond memories I have of my father. He passed away on 10/18/1987 and not many days go by without me either thinking about him or talking with someone about him. He was a school teacher and I attended the school where he taught. He was a wonderful father and a great man. Some of my fondest memories are of the Saturday mornings we had together. I come from a family with three girls, no boys, but, Daddy was a part time farmer when he wasn't involved with the school or the boys he taught. If I did my household chores on Friday night or early, early Saturday morning, I could go to the farm with him, just the two of us. We stretched barbed wire and cut down mesquite bushes, before the became trees. Sometimes we walked the fence rows looking for sections that needed repair, then repaired them. We pumped water from the well into water troughs for the cows and made sure they were all present and accounted for before we went back home. But it was just as wonderful having him chaperoning a school dance and asking each of his daughters for at least one dance before the dance was over. This was the 60s so doing the twist with Daddy was probably the highlight of our night! He was there for almost every major life event until my children were in high school. And he was there for them as much as he had been for my sisters and me. No matter how much time goes by, I still often wish that if I could have one wish, it would be for one more hug from my Daddy.

as I think about my father and how much he can annoy me now because he complains about every little thing and can't take a joke and sometimes puts me down thinking of it as a joke of his but sometimes I wish he could say something nice when I do something good, but I also can't forget how glad I am to have a father especially because you and many others have lost their fathers. As a child he was always there to watch all of my plays and watch all of my award ceremonies and went on all of my field trips. I was always the kid he took with him when he went somewhere and the one that got away with the most. I was much closer to him as a child and never noticed anything that annoys me now. My dad used to be my hero until I realized the things I do now but I still love him and feel blessed to have him annoying and all. He did things like take me and my brother camping, and used to take me mushroom and berry picking. He used to get out the hose and spray me and my brother with it until we screamed to stop he would take us on long walks he was a good father for the most part when I was younger. He was cheap a lot of the time and made me go to school when I was sick and sometimes wouldn't answer the phone when I called to go home because he left (he was a stay at home dad) but when I add everything up the good definitely out weighs the bad my good memories are pretty much every day activities we did with him and how he used to take me every weekend with him to go to the store or get something to eat without my brother or my mom. I was also the only one that could talk to him when he was mad I had a very close relationship with my dad as a kid. As I have said a few times now I am grateful to have my dad around no matter how much he can annoy me at times.

awwww...thats so sweet..i had tears in my eyes reading it,dont know why but it fells down on my cheeks...maybe i just missed my father too.My parents are far from me. The most touching moments i had with my father is when i got pregnant.I was the only child who graduated college,alot of future is awaiting for me,had alot of accomplishment at school but then on my graduation day i was already 3 months pregnant.When i told it to my parents i know i disappoint them because i should be helping my siblings first plus i dont have a husband to take care of me.I was expecting them to be mad at me but they didnt,they just gave me advices.My father is there every moment of my pregnancy,he will get or buy fresh fruits in the morning and buy alot of stuff for the baby (not even born yet).Not a single day that he wont have something for my me and my baby...he is a great father and a grandfather.Now that im working far away from them they are taking good care of my daughter.I just wanna say to all how lucky i am to have my father.I am so blessed to have a parents like them.Happy fathers to all the fathers out there.