Tag: fathers day
The Same Old, Same Old Father’s Day Gifts
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic write, speak and blog together as The Word Mavens. A week or so ago, our husbands told us what they wanted for Father’s Day: A new umbrella to replace the […]
Happy Father’s Dismay
The world is against me. My son is approaching his teenage years — he’ll be 10 next month — and his friends are pushing me out of the center of his universe. It’s not fair […]
My Father’s Sense of Humor
When my wife tells me, “You’re not as funny as you think,” I freely own up to my failings and admit, “That’s my dad’s fault.” Yes, the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree, so […]
A letter to our wives: Thank you for the wonderful Father’s Day gifts
From all of us loving husbands, Dear Sweetie, Honey, Darling, Angel, Punkin, Cutie Pie, Snuggle Bunny, Sweet Cakes, or in the case of Mrs. Eunice McCutchen of Big Butte, South Dakota, You Old Ball & […]
These dads need Father’s Day love too
Father’s Day comes once a year and gives us a time to celebrate the guy who donated his sperm, as if the act of the donation wasn’t fun enough. Many fathers get the love and […]
Like Father, Like Daughters
It isn’t our intended destination, but driving through our hometown, my sister and I feel a need to see the house we grew up in. Laura turns onto the street, slowing the car as we […]
For Father’s Day: King Of The Bills, Part 2
For the first time in twenty-three years, my father was sans a cheap mechanic. He’d barely digested this when, a couple of months later, his “check engine” light came on. An hour-and-a-half from home, he […]
Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, please let my two teenage daughters know that giving me a front row seat at a Justin Bieber concert or a gift certificate for a free mani-pedi will never, ever, EVER be an […]