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June 15, 2010 13 Comments

My Father’s Gifts

In the 1940s, someone told my dad, "If you learn to operate a Linotype*, you'll never be out of work!" That kind of job security was a dream come true for a child of the Depression. His mom, my Grandma, borrowed money to send Dad to an Ohio Linotype school for training. He came back and got a job with the Indiana University printing plant. (demonstrating his skills … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: 1950s journalism, Father's Day, fatherhood

November 4, 2009 1 Comment

Fathers Form Us

birthday party for dad

 Fathers form us.Our fathers may have launched us into adulthood healthy, strong and confident having poured into us words of truth, love and life and surrounded us with the safety of strength and sensitivity.Or perhaps our fathers left us emotionally shredded, grasping for something to staunch the wounds as we limped into the world to find our way.Even if a father … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, family, parenting, self-discovery Tagged With: father memories, fatherhood, fathers

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