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My Dad turned 88 yrs today...

greeker375greeker375 Member Posts: 3,644
edited February 2004 in General Discussion
My wife and I just got back home. We took my Mom and Dad to dinner tonight to celebrate his 88th Birthday. My second son came home from school to be with us, other 2 are too far away and couldn't make it.
As my Dad and Mom were ordering I just sat an replayed my life in my minds eye. The good times and the better times. When I was bad and go a whipping they were the good times, when I did good and got huggs they were the better times. I remember the sacrifices they both made for us. I assume other sacrifices I didn't know about. I remember them in their prime and now I see them after life has beat them down...ailments, bad eyesight, lack of hearing, walking slowly and gingerly because of bad joints. Last month my sister and I took them to New York for a 60th Anniversary Party...a bittersweet event for them. It was at that time 10 years earlier while planning their 50th anniversary my brother died. Needless to say everything came to a halt. But, time softens the blows of life.
Now I'm just lucky to have them still around...so we can fight. I told the waitress to give me the bill and I'll be damned if he didn't try to slip her the money and pay himself...after he promised me I could pay it!
See what I've got to put up with.
God Bless them both!


"the difference between the almost right word and the right word is like the difference between a lightning bug and a lightning bolt" - Mark Twain.
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  • TOOLS1TOOLS1 Member Posts: 6,133
    edited November -1
    Tell him Happy Birthday from the Toolfamily.
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  • HAIRYHAIRY Member Posts: 23,606
    edited November -1
    No matter how old you get, you are still his little son. Enjoy them as long as you can--and endure the stories; they'll be great rememberances in the future. Happy Birthday.



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  • HeavyBarrelHeavyBarrel Member Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You are blessed in that respect, and so am I to have and to know my father. I know far to many people who have never hardly seen thier dad.
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  • 358 WINCHESTER358 WINCHESTER Member Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Visit them as often as you can they need it and later so will you.
    tell him HAPPY BIRTHDAY from from the winchester family

    Son if you didn't learn something today, you wasted the whole day. (Jasper N. Lee, my granddaddy)
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  • outdoortexasoutdoortexas Member Posts: 4,780
    edited November -1
    Ours dads are about the same in age, mine just turned 89. Give him a big hug for me as well, love the oldtimers!

    Giggle here too...your description of his aches and pains sound like ME! [:D]
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  • deceedecee Member Posts: 456 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I lost mine at 77.

    I wish I had him to 88
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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000 ✭
    edited November -1
    A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to dad Greeker![:D]

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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:God Bless them both!
    Pretty well sums it up.

    See...you can not trust them when it comes to paying the bill. [;)]






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  • jsergovicjsergovic Member Posts: 5,526
    edited November -1
    I wish my father was healthier, but he likes his relaxed lifestyle. Him and mom are taking ANOTHER trip. there in Spain now.

    Last day, last dollar.

    "He did his share" is his chosen epitaph. He really worked his butt off for years.

    I hope I'm still robust and frisky when (if I get there) I'm in my 80's.
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  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    Lost mine at 88 years old!!! Enjoy him while ya can!!!

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    This was the Ancient law of Youth
    Old times are past, old times are done:
    But the Law runs true, O little son!
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  • SwwboSwwbo Member Posts: 1,255 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How nice... My grandfather turned 97 in Jan.. He's still going strong down in the bayou..

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  • punchiepunchie Member Posts: 2,792 ✭
    edited November -1
    A red letter day, I finally agree 100% with what HAIRY said. Congratulations to your dad his loved ones.

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  • nordnord Member Posts: 6,106 ✭
    edited November -1
    God bless!

    Nord
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