Spending the day with Dad. (About some of you).

Oakie

Taking my dad the the south jersey sportsman jamboree tomorrow and then out to dinner. I love spending time with my father just chatting. A couple of weekends ago, I went to his house at 7am. We got a cup of coffee and spent the entire day, until 5pm, just sitting and talking on the front porch. The simple times we spend with our parents are so precious and I enjoyed this day better then any day in the last 20 years. You all know how much I love my family and friends, but I enjoy sharing this with you. My pop is 73 ans i am 52 and I still go to him for all kinds of advice. He doesn't always have the answers, but always gives me the best advice he can. I appreciate it more then anything. When he is not available, I come to you guys because i also look up to a lot of you and respect your opinion. I am not perfect by a long shot and sometimes just need someone with a cooler head or better perspective on thing. Referring back to the situation with my sister earlier, I was upset and you all gave me good advice. Some of you are like a second father to me and you don't even know it[;)][;)][;)] I truly have the up most respect for a lot of you, just like I do for my father. Thank you God for wonderful parents and some really great friends on GunBroker. Thank you guys for being there when my father is not available.[;)][:)][^] This comes from my heart. Oakie

topdad

My dad and I were fairly close, but it wasn't until we lost him
22 years ago that I wished we had been closer. I miss him a bunch.
You're a good son Oakie, spend all the time you can with him.

AzAfshin

Hope your father can be there for you for many years to come. My father was my role model and a great friend. Unfortunately I lost him 24 years ago to lung cancer. Still miss him a lot.

buschmaster

enjoy it while you can, you won't regret it.

discusdad

i can't say too much about my dad that i remember, except he loved Browning shotguns..he died when i was 14[1964] and had spent the last 5 years working on oil locations around the nation. yes enjoy the time you guys have

Ditch-Runner

my dad and I were never close when I was younger , until years later we worked together on a few constructions sites and did the ride share thing. I learned more about him in that time span than the first 20 years of my life ,
I did get a good feel of why he was what he was when we were growing up , we became close after that . after his passing for several years when I would have a project or get a new toy no matter a gun or a truck or what ever I would get excited about showing and sharing with him or asking his view for in a few brief seconds, then reality would snap me back he was no longer physically with us to do so.
like stated enjoy all the time you can with your family while you may , I do hope its many more years for your dad and you Oakie

Sig220_Ruger77

My dad is truly my hero. He has never been too busy to lend a hand or more importantly, give me advice when I need it. I very much cherish my time with him. I have no better range buddy, gun-talk buddy, or just plain BSing buddy. Not sure what I will do when he is gone.

Jon

Oakie

quote:Originally posted by Ditch-Runner
my dad and I were never close when I was younger , until years later we worked together on a few constructions sites and did the ride share thing. I learned more about him in that time span than the first 20 years of my life ,
I did get a good feel of why he was what he was when we were growing up , we became close after that . after his passing for several years when I would have a project or get a new toy no matter a gun or a truck or what ever I would get excited about showing and sharing with him or asking his view for in a few brief seconds, then reality would snap me back he was no longer physically with us to do so.
like stated enjoy all the time you can with your family while you may , I do hope its many more years for your dad and you Oakie


Thanks. Sounds exactly like my son and I to a "T". WOW[:0] That is amazing.

When I was growing up, dad was too busy running the gun store and restaurant, to hang with me.As I got older, I remember looking over to the bench at my hockey games, football games and baseball games, and see my father there, watching me play.No matter how busy he was, he always made time to catch my games. I was always on the all star teams and that extended some of the seasons into his hunting season. I knew he hated that, but he never complained and was always the only father at every single game. When I saw him there, I played my heart out to impress him. He never once complimented me with a pat on the back or, hey good job son, he would just smile and i knew i did good.

The other day he told me how proud he was of me and how wonderful of a son, father and husband I am. That caught me off guard. He never once complimented me in my life. Man, he is just full of surprises. It really feel good, coming from him, then anyone else. It is his opinion and approval that I am always seeking. I know that sounds stupid, but I needed for him to say that for my life to be complete.Oakie

Sig220_Ruger77

Oakie,

That bit you talked about sports reminded of my dad as well. He worked on the road, so we would basically see him Saturday and Sunday. Every time I had a basketball game on a Friday night, I would look over and see this guy with a big bushy beard, oily and dirty jeans with holes in them, and an operating engineers shirt and hat... that's my dad. It was either come right to the game or shower and miss half of it.

Appearance can say a lot about a person, but so can realizing that sometimes appearance should not be a priority.

Jon

Mobuck

I always lived within 3-5 miles of Dad and Mom(except a couple of years in the early 70's). Always spent time together helping each other and going places together. My older kids got to spend quality time with Grandparents(on both sides of family).
Dad died 25 years ago and I learned some important things about his life only after his death. I feel somewhat cheated that he didn't share some of the things with me but those were experiences I guess he wasn't proud of or didn't feel I should hear.
I've made a commitment to pass the information on to my kids(youngest is 27) so they will know what happened in WW2.