tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post9164471195578174453..comments2023-10-17T10:17:28.786-04:00Comments on The Exception: An Unconventional Father's DayThe Exceptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-84756430840056497012008-06-18T00:51:00.000-04:002008-06-18T00:51:00.000-04:00Damn, you are generous! Mostly I just feel disgus...Damn, you are generous! Mostly I just feel disgust when I think of my kids' dad!LifeIsFunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423980488424894440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-21289023852215146862008-06-15T18:48:00.000-04:002008-06-15T18:48:00.000-04:00JR - I agree. Dad's create some great kids (or th...JR - I agree. Dad's create some great kids (or they contribute to the creation of some great kids)<BR/><BR/>Mike - I agree - and I see a lot of parents who aren't involved. <BR/><BR/>DH - We definitely don't make it a big deal. For us, the celebration of this and that takes place most every day of the year. <BR/><BR/>Jeni - It has taken me a lot of work to come to a point where I am comfortable with the way things are... and i am not always there. It is hard to pull back and realize that my daughter and her dad have to come to terms with their relationship. <BR/><BR/>Teri - Thanks... same to you!The Exceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-38600672368719212262008-06-15T00:15:00.000-04:002008-06-15T00:15:00.000-04:00Happy Father's Day, Mommy! :)Happy Father's Day, Mommy! :)cathouse terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547258612468286876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-74344465197796019712008-06-12T22:54:00.000-04:002008-06-12T22:54:00.000-04:00Growing up, knowing who my Dad was -in name anyway...Growing up, knowing who my Dad was -in name anyway -because he died when I was an infant I never knew what he was about and it bothered me. I wanted my kids to know their Dad in as many ways as possible but that didn't happen for them because we split after 8 years together. Today, he does have a reasonably good relationship with all three of our children. And, as much as I have,on numerous occasions over the years, said some not always nice things, cast aspersions on his thought processes, his ability to forget (or so it seemed often) that these kids existed and many other things I complained about, today I do give thanks that he was here when it counted -to produce these three great people who, along with my grandkids now, are the very fiber of my life. Yeah, he did good then anywa and he's not really all that bad an egg now, most of the time. (I just can bring myself to fully complement him ya know -little twinges creep in here and there.)Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-45989805881700658012008-06-12T15:58:00.000-04:002008-06-12T15:58:00.000-04:00This makes me think of how I sometimes spend Chris...This makes me think of how I sometimes spend Christmas. My ex and I swap holidays each year, so every other year I do the holidays solo. Sometimes I do nothing - go cycling or whatever, just treat it like a normal day. I simply decided it wasn't a big deal, and now it's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-30814354985329218082008-06-12T15:02:00.000-04:002008-06-12T15:02:00.000-04:00It's so sad when I parent isn't active in their ch...It's so sad when I parent isn't active in their childs life.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641318104807962051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-33913233488592273792008-06-12T12:50:00.000-04:002008-06-12T12:50:00.000-04:00I often say (and this is likely because of my own ...I often say (and this is likely because of my own life experience) that their children are the best things dads ever did, whether they know it or not.<BR/><BR/>(Moms too, but we're not talking about that.) :)JustRunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621925857881380555noreply@blogger.com