In the wee hours of the morning AFTER Father’s Day, I’m checking my email and see this gem from Ron. The Fatherhood Cycle judged by the age of the son:
- 4 years: “My Daddy can do anything.”
- 7 years: “My Dad knows a lot, a whole lot.”
- 12 years: “Oh, well, naturally - Father doesn’t know that either.”
- 14 years: “Father? Hopelessly old-fashioned.”
- 21 years: “Oh, that man is so out-of-date. What did you expect?”
- 30 years: “He knows a little bit about it - but not much.”
- 35 years: “Maybe we ought to find out what Dad thinks.”
- 40 years: “Let’s ask Dad what he would do before we make a decision.”
- 45 years: “I wonder what Dad would have thought about that? He was pretty smart.”
- 55 years: “My Dad knew absolutely everything.”
- 65 years: “I’d give anything if Dad were here so I could talk this over with him. I really miss that man.”
Photo snapped by BillH at 12:43 am on June 19, 2006 |
That reminds me of a quote from Mark Twain:
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”