Every year for fathers day.......i go to my parents house the day before.....my dad feels like i do......he hates standing in line to eat......and most of the time my brother and i take him out and pay for it......but this year.....my brothers wife made lunch and brought it over.....im always the first one there.....i live just short of sixty miles away....while my brother lives over one hundred......and the fact that im single.....and hes married......i can get up shower and be on the road in minutes......being an early riser....i like to get out on the farm before anybody else is up.....i bring in the paper for him and start the coffee.....which always gets both my mom and dad up at the first few perks.....my dad will be seventyeight this sept.....and hes not been in the right frame of mind for years......hes easy to upset.....seems to look for things to be pissed off at.....and for years...ive been his favorite target.....but i dont go up to see him or call him several times a week for the man he is now......i do it because of the man he once was......age and bad health has racked my father for years.......hes been thru quad bypass surgery where we almost lost him a few years ago......hes outlived all his friends hes known his whole life......he had to see his last grandchild graduate on tape cause he cant get away from the bathroom long enough.....but hes much too proud to admit it.....he just says hes not feeling good.....and everybody understands.....i remember a few years ago.....when all this first started happening to him.....i got tired of taking all his abuse.....and i even tried to distance myself from him.....but then a guy from work and i were talking one day..... him and his father had the same kind of relationship that i did with mine......and we were both in total agreement about the fact of putting distance between him and myself...but then....this guy told me something ive never forgotten......he said that he would give anything to pick up the phone and have an argurment with his dad.....for you see.....his dad passed away during one of those distances he thought he needed from him......and from that day until now......i deal with what i have to ...just to spend time with him.......because i know.....it not his fault hes like this now.....when most of my life......he was the best dad a son could ever have......happy fathers day to all you out there........cookie
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Lovinheart445
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Jun 15 @ 2:42AM
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Good blog Cookie, and a Happy Fathers day to you.
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EmmeS61
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Jun 15 @ 3:18AM
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Be eternally grateful for the moments you have. What I wouldn't give for one more moment when my Dad told me it was black when I could see that it was white. 
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Blueschic
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Jun 15 @ 3:59AM
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I'm so glad that you had that talk with your friend. Happy Father's Day. 
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CHARLIgurl1
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Jun 15 @ 6:04AM
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Happy Fathers day Cookie.. have a great day.
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mystery2u888
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Jun 15 @ 9:26AM
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Happy Father's Day........my friend..........  enjoy and relax........  xox
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lisa46
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Jun 15 @ 9:57AM
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Happy Fathers day Cookie
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realbigboy
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Jun 15 @ 10:24AM
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Happy Father's Day! We could all stand to learn that lesson!
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Tiramisu4u
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Jun 15 @ 10:51AM
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Cookie.....you ROCK!!!   THIS is what its all about...Bless you for being the man you are...
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missliss78
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Jun 15 @ 9:05PM
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Cookie, you, my friend, are one helluva man!
We've always known you are an awesome father, now we know you are a wonderful son, as well!
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classic57
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Jun 17 @ 3:03PM
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I truely understand what you are going threw
you are a good man
charrish them while you can !
I do
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