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Fatherhood Flashbacks & Gifts for Dad

The older I get, the more I see that not all people experienced the unconditional love of a father like I did. To me, that’s so sad.

Here are a few things that struck me with my Dad:

  • I could call him at any hour of the night if I was lost on my drive, or needed to hear his voice while I drove. He was my personal GPS because he knew Montreal like the palm of his hand. And he got me home every time. And if I had had too much to drink, he would pick me up, no matter what time it was.
  • He was proud of everything I did. I remember I was painting a single colour of a background on a canvas for a piece I was going to do when I was in the arts program in college. He went on about how beautiful it was. It was one colour. But he said the way I did it, with strokes and shades, made it beautiful. That’s a proud papa.
  • He enjoyed life. He LIVED it. He tried new food, he experienced new culture, and he challenged himself with different things. To see that growing up every day shaped who I am today.

He’s passed and I miss him every single day, and if it’s possible, more so on Father’s Day. He would have loved the kids and spoiled them, and showed them all I saw in him.

Father’s Day is another hard day of the year. We used to go to the local fish monger and get lobster (his favourite) and have a big meal and enjoy each other’s company. Fresh vegetables from his monstrous garden were also part of the meal. It was a way of starting off summer with smiles and deliciousness.

I do this now in honour of him, with my children and my husband. Papa MOE is a father to our children that my father would be proud of. I am. He’s not a man of many words, but my husband shows his love every day to the boys. It’s a beautiful thing to see.

To celebrate Papa MOE, Hallmark has some simple and special gifts for Father’s Day. Here are my picks:

FathersDay Hallmark

One of three different bottle openers ($14.95), Life is Good Father’s Day wooden frame ($16.95), Life is Good BBQ towel ($16.95), Father’s Day gift bag ($3.95)

I’ll be drilling in the bottle opener on the deck as a surprise. And I took a sweet picture of the children for the frame. What I love about this frame is that it is thick enough to sit on a table, but is has the right hole in the back for hanging on the wall. And this is a frame nice enough to hang up in his office. I know these gifts will make him happy.

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I wish you all a special Father’s Day filled with good food, great company, lit candles for those passed, and lots and lots of LOVE.

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Fatherhood Flashbacks & Gifts for Dad was last modified: June 20th, 2017 by Julia a.k.a Mama MOE
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4 comments

Athena June 20, 2015 at 10:38 am

Being there for your children, and serving an example of what a father is. It’s important for Sons to have a good role model, and for girls to have a good role model of what makes a good man.

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Lee-Ann Suid June 23, 2015 at 5:57 pm

To me Fatherhood means helping a little person or persons grow up to be the best that they can by guiding their life experiences and of course giving them more freedom then mom does.

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Erika E June 24, 2015 at 2:15 am

Fatherhood means being the type of person that your children can love and respect. Being there for your kids no matter what.

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maria June 28, 2015 at 4:15 pm

Means being a part of your kids lives and teaching them.

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