I love you. No more than my mom, and no less either. I love you two equally. Happy Birthday to you, on your magical 50th. You work very hard to support this family, and never (well... almost never) have I seen you live your life with a frown on your face. You are always smiling and you are always brightening up everyone's day with you can-do happy attitude and that includes me also. You can sometimes be embarrassing, but really its just another job. Taking care of two kids isn't easy, and while sis had mom to learn from... I had you. You've taught me so much, and really I am who I am because of you... and I want to thank you for giving me the knowledge to be a man. I will always and forever live my life to be just like you, an all around happy person, and to love my family as much as you do. What I admire about you the most is that you never ask for anything in return. I envy you... it's a good envy. But again save the feelings for xanga. Let's talk fathers.
As a son, I feel that fathers have the potential to be a teeny tiny more important than mothers. A point I was getting across in my mothers post how mothers are the first introduction to women in the world, fathers are basically the first male figure in the world. To a young female, it may not be the most important thing, but for a young male it can be very important. Perhaps this post may get a little bias after this sentence. Fathers teach their sons how to be a man. How to look, talk, and act like a man. For many youngsters nowadays... a sons first role model should definitely be their dad (unless of course he's a deadbeat loser etc etc.... the world and life itself comes with many exceptions). But you see it in tv, movies, and even commercials. Fathers and their sons have this kind of unexplainable, unconditional bond that allows them to laugh when someone gets hurt, or make make weird sounds with various parts of their body. Fact is, one could really argue that any man today could directly be a shadow of what their fathers were like when they were young (with of course the exceptions).
Fathers will teach their sons how to shave, picking up and the treatment of women, independence, power, money, cars, and all these cliche things. Sure you can always get that information from the internet or some class... but none of that knowledge matters without a father... someone who knows exactly firsthand, and someone who'll gladly pass down the knowledge he's gained to you.
I wouldn't know exactly what a father may mean to a daughter... but it would probably touch bases around the areas of protection. A good father would definitely be a great hiding spot when your older brothers starts picking on you. Fathers from the female perspective (at least the good ones) will do their best to protect the ladies of their life. Which mens to a daughter, the father is a symbol of protection, power, and authority... at least at the beginning stages of life. A father can be tough when he needs to, and playful also. A father will never let his daughter see him cry, no matter how painful the hurt can be. (guess that goes for sons also)
In conclusion: being a son, I feel a father has a bigger impact on my life than a mother. But not that big. I love you Dad, happy 50th.
