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I’m sitting here thinking about Father’s Day, and reading so many tributes about the best fathers ever, and how they are the best men these grown children have ever known. I am struck by how this is probably a conclusion only from an adult point of view, as children still growing have so many current battles of the minds and wills with their fathers. Haven’t seen too many tributes from children still at home. Some might even need to be reminded about what tomorrow is. I think that is natural. So it is good to see a mature reflective view of fathers. Reality though is that all these fathers have so many flaws, including myself. I have always yelled to much and gotten angry too quickly. Maybe in many, many, many years, my children will have such a mature reflective view of me too. But that is only possible through a grown child’s maturity and their love to overlook all the flaws so obvious to them when growing up. Yes, some of those flaws are only imagined, because of their own flaws and immaturity. And yes, some of those flaws are so real that they can only be covered by love. So happy Father’s Day to all the flawed fathers who want to be seen as the best ever.
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