A phrase I read the other day caught my attention because it
so aptly described what being a parent means: ‘Parents are in the business of creating
memories.” I
immediately thought of my Father, (Deceased’s ****************** ******** ******** *** ********* * ********* ****** ** ********** **** ****** ****** ** **** ***** ******** **** ******** *** **** ********* *** ** ***** * ********* ***** ** **** * ****** ***** **** * ********* *************** ** *** **** *** **** * **** ***** ****** ***** ******** **** *** ** *** ** **** **** *** **** * ******** ** ****** ** **********
One answer that came to mind was family rituals. Dad would organise family events that
would **** ****** ****** ***************** ******* ****** **** ****** **** ** ****** *** *************** ******** **** ****** * ***** *********** ** ******* ********* **** **** ****** ****** **** **** ******** ********* ***** ******* * ****** ***** **** * ******************** * ******** ***** ** ***** *** ******* ****** ** ****** *** * ************ *** ***** **** ** ****** ******* ***** **** ***** ******** *** ****** **** * ******* **** *** **************** **** ***** ***** **** ****** * ****************** * *** *** **** ******* ****** ***** *** ****** ** ********* **** ***************** ***** *** ** ** *********** ** ************* ******** ****** ** ****************
When celebrating Dad put the emphasis on the fun and
games. He was always thinking up ***** **** ** ***** *** *********** ** **** **** ********* ******** ******** ******* ** **** **** *********************** ******** *** ***** ******* ** *** ***** *** ***** **** ** *** ******* ** *** ****** ************ *** * ******* **** *** *********** *** *********** ******* ** *** * ****** ***************** ** *** ***** **** *************** ** *** ****** ***** ****** ****** ***** ********* *** **************** **** **** ** ****** ********* ** ***** ****** ** ** ** ***** ******* **** *** ***** *** *** ************ *** ***** **** *** * *** ** ***** ******* **** ****** ** ** ** *** ****** *** **** *** **** ************
Another aspect to my Dad that made our childhood so special
was the fact that Dad **** ** *** *********** ****** ****** *** ****** ********* **** ***** ** **** ************ **** *** *** ** **** ** *** *********** ******* ********** *********** ** **** ******************* ** ****** ****** ** ****** ***** * ****** ***** ** * **** **** ** ****** ** ***************** ******* * ******** *********************
What else made my Dad so special? He listened. Even when we were tiny he bent *** *** ***** **** ** *** ****** *** ******** ** *** ****** ** *** ******* *** ***** *** ***** ************* **** ****** ***** *** ****** ********* *** ********** **** ******* ****** ******* ** ********** **** *** **** ** **** ***** *** *************** ** ****** *** ************ ********* ** **** ***** **** **** ********** *** ** **** ***** *** ******** ** ***** ***** ******** **** ****** ********* **** ********* ** ** ****** **************** **** ** **** ********* ** **** **** *** ******* ****** *** ********* ** ****** ** ********** *** ***** ***** *** *** *** ** ****** ***** *** ***** ** ******* *****
Now we face the fear of life without you. Now we are thinking who will listen ** **** ********** *** ** **** ** *** ** *** ******* **** ** *** ** ****** *** *** ******** *** ** ***** *** ******** *** *** ***********
We must go on together.
Dad wants us to find simple events and turn them into ****** ********************* ** **** ********** ***** ** *** ******* * *** *** *** ** **** ** ***** **** ******** ** *** ***** ** ****** ** ********* *** **** ** *** ******* ***********
It was a life well
spent.
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