80 Reasons I Love My Dad
80 Reasons I Love My Dad
Dad took us on family vacations every year.
- He bought us kids a ?67 Mustang. Yes, it was a stick shift. Yes, it was red. And, yes it was a convertible!
- He isn?t afraid to talk politics and religion.
- He reads books. Every day.
- He loves my Mom like no man has ever loved his wife and his love is true.
- He took me to the Grand Canyon.
- He came home from work for lunch every day when I was young and let me fall asleep with my head on his chest.
- He is a good person.
- Not only did he take me to NYC, we stayed in the Waldorf.
- He leads and lives by example. He once found $1600 under a mattress (at the Waldorf) and he turned it into the police. When they didn?t find the owner, he donated it to shelter for runaway kids.
- He is powerful.
- He served our country in the Korean War.
- He wasn?t afraid to hold my hand when I was a young boy.
- I believed my Dad could beat up your Dad, even though I never witnessed my Dad get into a fight.
- We picked up a hitchhiker once.
- My dad has lifelong friends?.people he?s known since he was a child and he still keeps in touch regularly.
- Dad blessed me with siblings; one older brother and three great sisters.
- He has always put his family?s needs before his own.
- I believe my father is the walking definition of what it means to be a good person.
- Every night as a child my Dad would tuck me in saying, ?Good night. See you in the morning. I love you.?
- My Dad gives the best hugs.
- He enjoys the small things in life, like getting an ice cream cone.
- My Dad was a successful businessman.
- Did I mention my Dad loves my Mom deeply?
- Dad introduced me to the Outer Banks in North Carolina when I could only crawl and then bought us a family beach house there.
- My Dad has been there for me when I?ve needed advice.
- He doesn?t complain even when I know he?s not feeling his best.
- He values family.
- He and my Mom named their first dog ?Martini.? That?s cool.
- My Dad is a snappy dresser.
- He thanks me when I call him on the telephone even though I?m the one who should be thanking him.
- He and my Mom took me to Disney World when I was a child.
- He and my Mom took his grandchildren, including my kid, to Disney World and the Disney Cruise (hey, the grandkids always have it better).
- My father is honest.
- Dad taught me good manners, but doesn?t correct me when I break them.
- He taught me how to tie a tie.
- My father taught me the value of a dollar.
- He is a terrible handyman but that never stopped him from trying to fix things.
- I went to Ireland with him and stayed a week on the Dingle Peninsula.
- He used to take me on sales calls when I was a kid. I?d get to run inside to clients and pick up their weekly ads.
- My Dad was the president of the Missouri Press Association.
- He is a calm person.
- My Dad has the best smile. All my life I?ve known his big smile.
- He gave me a happy childhood.
- He took us to work on Saturdays where my cousins and siblings would meet for rubber band fights.
- He finally bough himself a Miata after a decades-long string of owning brown station wagons for the family.
- As a kid, my dad let me pour beer on the BBQ coals?and then take a sip.
- He always has had pets. The dogs I?ve known include BlackJack, Tux, Spanky, Riley and CoaCoa.
- He provided for us. I was never worried about our situation.
- My father is kind.
- I?ve never heard my Dad say that he hates someone.
- My dad respects women
- He encouraged my sisters to excel in life the same way he encouraged his sons.
- He taught us kids confidence by allowing us to participate in family decisions.
- I know my Dad loves me.
- He is thoughtful. He still opens doors for women.
- Being in journalism, my dad taught me healthy doubt.
- He is an optimist.
- He is proud of his country.
- My dad took us kids to a Cardinals World Series, gave his seat to once of us, and listened to the game outside the stadium so we could witness a winner.
- He also took me to Game7 of the 1982 World Series. I was sitting by his side when the Cardinals won.
- My dad says ?Please? and ?Thank You.?
- He didn?t get mad when I gave him a black coffee mug that said ?Over the Hill? for his 65h birthday.
- He came to my little league baseball games. Sure, he was listening to the Cardinals game in our station wagon parked on the hill at East End ball diamond, but I knew he was there.
- My father believes in education.
- He paid my university tuition.
- My dad didn?t get mad when someone asked who taught me to play golf and I replied, ?My mom.?
- My dad has always been there for me. And he always will be.
- He loves trains and has a massive collection.
- Dad hired me as a paper boy at 10, as a mailroom boy at 13, and I sold my first newspaper ad at 14.
- Dad has my back. I once sold a ? page ad to a man who, unbeknownst to me, owed the newspaper money. My Dad instructed me to go back and collect the money at which time the man ripped up the ad I had created in front of my face and threw it in the trash can. While I was proud at my calm reaction, I felt even better at my Dad?s. He told me that man would never again be advertising in his newspaper.
- He garnered the respect of his colleagues and peers because he didn?t need to command that respect.
- He was an influential member of the several boards, including the Columbia Missourian.
- He believes in Freedom of Speech.
- My dad couldn?t really teach me how to be a good fisherman or good hunter. But he did teach me how to be a good person.
- Dad listens to me.
- He is faithful.
- He has a generous heart.
- In the dictionary, under the listing ?good? it says: Thomas Leary Miller, Sr.
- He has loved me for all my 48 years so far. And I love him, too.
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