[January]

I care.

Jan

[Direction]

Thanks...

[T_Seul]

[skittles]

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Thanks, Jan.

happy fathers day dad. if only you cared as much about me and my kids as you do mystep sister and brother and their kids. thanks for never telling me you love me.i sent you a card and a birthday card. you wont be getting a call, cos you make me sad and insecure and feel i was never ever good enough.

thanks for never even caring when you found out i od'd.
thanks jan for giviing me this chance to rant and vent and get it off my chest.

i miss having a dad who loves me.

jinny

[pegasus]

Thanks January.

To the Father in Heaven.... thank you Creator for the life you have given us. Thank you for your love that is eternal and unconditional. May the fathers of the world be blessed and inspired by the love the Creator has for his children. This is my prayer. That all will know the love of the Father who is in Heaven. That all will know the peace of His eternal love. We may not all have an earthly father we can turn to on this day to spread special cheer upon but we all have a Father in Heaven that we can give thanks and praises to for giving each of us the preciious gift of life. May each of us have a day of peace.

[EJ711]

Jinny Ann, thanks for the idea of writing a letter to your deceased father. I'm going to write one here too.

Dear Dad,

You were so wonderful in so many ways. You were a Navy pilot, and saved hundreds of lives during WWII, by flying them back from the Pacific.

You were a very handsome man, but were lost in how to be a good husband and father.

My brother, mother and I all paid a price. I understand you were the youngest of seven children, and your mother was a working mother way before it was the norm. I know you got sent off to school, b/c your parents were too busy running a famous restaurant.

I know your father was not a good role model for being a good husband. I know your sisters were treated as second-class citizens.

So when I came home with either all A's or almost all A's on my report cards, you never talked about my going to college like my brother, who was at Harvard at the time.

I had to lose my beloved brother and hero to a sudden death, before you realized you had sold me short, or not done right by me.

At 32 I started back to college. At 38 I had earned both a BBA and MBA. I had finally achieved my goal of being just like my brother.

I had a wonderful 17-year career, which was cut short by yet another form of discrimination -- ageism (spelling ?). You weren't here anymore, b/c God had taken you home to be with him about 10 years before this happened.

I have lived at or near the poverty line for the last 3 - 5 years.

My life has been very painful.

While I trust God, and He has been faithful through it all, it just seems my life could have been so much easier, and I might be comfortable now, instead of being on the verge of bankrupcy, if you had only smiled at me and told me how proud you were of me for my hard-earned A's in high school. If you had only said, "Let's find my brilliant daughter a wonderful college."

Thank you jan... this means alot to me.

my father isnt deceased, this sounds harsh and i'm sorry to all who have lost good dads, mine's still alive - as far as i know.

jinny

[DePressMe]

My dad rocks.

He is my step dad and he never had to love me, but he has anyway. Even when I have tested his patience.

I grew up without a father, so I consider my step dad to be a special gift. He has given me the unconditional love—taught me how to love.

I struggle when I think of my biological father…but, there is nothing I can do about it.

<font color="#000088"> Thanks Jan! My Dad passed away on October 3rd,2005. He was the best Father I could ever ask for, and he was the one that taught me about unconditional love, and forgiveness. Without him, and the things he taught me as a child,with only my mothers teachings I would have grown up a sociopath with no love in my heart,and no forgiveness. My Father was a great man, and made a huge difference in my life. My heart breaks every year when I can't hug him on Fathers Day.But I know he's still with me,in my heart.And he's not suffering anymore, so now each fathers day,he is truly happy! But I sure miss him! </font>