An Open Letter to My Dad

August 22, 2011

Filed under: General — Tags: , , — Tim @ 12:38 pm

Dear Dad,

I need to apologize.

For all those times you were in your workroom quietly trying to work on something and I was there — at your elbow, over your shoulder, asking endless questions – I am sorry.

Having a 6 year old, whenever I try to work on the car or on some project around the house, she is there ‘helping’. Don’t get me wrong, I love her more than anything. And, I really do like having her help me. I enjoying teaching her the things you taught me – changing the oil in the car; rotating tires; fixing a faucet.

But honestly, sometimes I just want work. Uninterrupted. Sometimes I just need to finish the project.

So dad, thank you for your patience and wisdom and everything you taught me.

And I’m sorry.

Love,
Tim

A Question of Existence

August 21, 2011

Filed under: General — Tags: , , , — Tim @ 7:40 am

I was upstairs getting ready to go out to dinner when my 6-year-old daughter called up, “Dad, which presents did you buy me for Christmas?”

I sensed a trap.

“I don’t remember,” I replied (which is the truth). “Why do you ask?”

“Well, did you buy me all of the presents I got?” she craftily asked. The trap was truly set.

“Of course not,” said I. “We bought you some; your grandparents bought you some. Why? What’s up?”

“Well,” she said, “I’m trying to figure out if Santa is real. If you bought me all of my presents then he isn’t. But if you didn’t buy everything that was under our tree he’s real.”

“Oh, of course we didn’t buy you everything. Don’t you believe in Santa?”

“Well, I believe in him, I’m just trying to figure out if he’s real. If you didn’t buy everything under the tree …”

Luckily mom stepped in to remind the girl which presents came from Santa that we, most assuredly, did not purchase.

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