Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there!
Without the influence of my father, I would not be the man I am today. He taught me to hate the French. He taught me how to fire a gun (though I learned not to cross your thumbs when firing a Glock on my own). He showed me what hard work is so I knew without a doubt that I am lazy. He caused me to have my sense of humor by teasing me as a child to the point of near insanity:
“Dad, I’m hungry.”
“Nice to meet you, Hungry.”
He’s always had old-fashioned values. Back in the day, he dodged the draft by signing up to go to Vietnam. He always told my brother and me, “Remember: You can’t wear an earring if you don’t have ears.” He’s always voted straight Republican, except for that one time he voted for Toricelli for Senate since he thought the ads of his Republican opponent, Dick Zimmer, were too scummy. Mom was very angry when she found out, though.
Still, he often played the role of the permissive parent. Though mom didn’t like lots of candy in the house, he always kept a secret stash hidden somewhere, and I’m still sorry for the one time I ratted him out. Once mom put a ban on us kids watching Married with Children, and he secretly watched it along with us.
I’ve learned a lot from my dad. Like, when a man gets angry, he doesn’t get all emotional, he just uses passive aggressiveness (“I’m not angry; I just don’t feel like eating now.”). My dad has given me love, support, wisdom, and multiple firearms. Thus, I use the infallibility I have on my own site to declare my dad the best dad ever.
Oh, and he could beat up your dad.
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