HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

by Alpha6 on Jun 19, 2011 2:53 PM EDT

Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called 'Being a Father' so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life.

Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Happy Fathers Day to all

by 28 on Jun 19, 2011 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

Ditto

by marshallrocks1 on Jun 20, 2011 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

Are you a father, Alpha?

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by Flip-her on Jun 22, 2011 1:56 AM EDT reply actions

Three times...

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by Alpha6 on Jun 23, 2011 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Which also makes him.............well you know!

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by texascowpunk on Jun 24, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions