My Dad Just Died. He Knew The Secret To Being A Good Father — And Now I Finally Get It.
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My Dad Just Died. He Knew The Secret To Being A Good Father — And Now I Finally Get It.

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The author's father in front of his Freightliner sometime in the mid-1980's. He’d drop his lunchbox with me and promise, “Back in a flash, little shaver.” There was always something for me in his black steel lunchbox ― a cookie or sometimes an entire candy bar that I would eat while I watched him do his end-of-the-day routine: unload the truck, sweep it clean, and then wash the cab. It simply said, “Here’s the damn letter you didn’t think I would send.” The second ― and last ― one was a Father’s Day card he took great pains to pick out and have my sister send earlier this year. They’ve also solidified an answer to a question I’ve been asking myself ― and worrying about ― since my own son was born: What makes a “terrific father”? I’ve finally realized, thanks to the time I’ve spent with my dad ― both in person and in my memory ― that to be a good father, I don’t really have to do anything special.

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