I've been a dad for 18 years now.
That statement looks unbelievable even as I write it.
18 years.
That's about 385 parent years.
So, yesterday was my 18th Father's Day.
My youngest, a boy, gave me a huge card, a Plasticine picture he made of our fav show, Sponge Bob, and a bucket of my favorite Kernels popcorn, Chicago.
My youngest daughter made me a tiny delicate handmade turtle card.
My eldest, a girl, bought me a Coldplay CD, Parachutes, which I'm listening to now. Wow, why didn't I have this before?
This weekend my eldest graduates from High School, and I begin the next part of parenthood. Absentee child fathering. Next week she's off to change the world, don't know when we'll see her again. That'll be weird.
Really.
If you like "Parachutes", I suggest you immediately run out to your CD dealer of choice and purchase "A Rush of Blood to the Head" and their latest, "X + Y", as well (although the last two are not as soft and gentle as the first).
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