Happiness. It's relative.
Posted on June 18, 2017 by Jan Wilberg
“The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” –… Continue Reading “The Heart of a Father”
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: Father's Day, fathers
Posted on June 7, 2017 by Jan Wilberg
I watched a video today, why I don’t know, that featured a big, burly guy sitting in his car talking to his toddler daughter who was sitting on the console. The sound was off so I didn’t get the details but I knew she… Continue Reading “Envy”
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: fathers, Parenting
Posted on June 17, 2016 by Jan Wilberg
Originally posted on Red's Wrap:
It didn’t take long for my father to develop an email style. His very first email carried what would become his signature farewell. TIE. Take it easy. Sometimes he added SIT. Stay in touch. His emails were short,…
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: Father's Day, fathers
Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jan Wilberg
Originally posted on Red's Wrap:
I think being a father is a tougher proposition than being a mother. I think mothers do more work, carry more burden, actual and abstract, and spend more time on a very sharp hook. But I think fathers…
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: Father's Day, fathers
Posted on June 17, 2015 by Jan Wilberg
I think being a father is a tougher proposition than being a mother. I think mothers do more work, carry more burden, actual and abstract, and spend more time on a very sharp hook. But I think fathers have a harder row to hoe.… Continue Reading “Father’s Day Post #1”
Posted on April 30, 2015 by Jan Wilberg
Across the room My husband lights a cigar He asks first, a reflex Won’t the smoke bother me My answer always the same No, go ahead, I say He waves away the smoke Apologetic, grateful for my indulgence The smoke takes me… Continue Reading “Stogie”
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: cigar, cigar smoking, fathers, memories of father, smoking, sports and smoking
Posted on June 13, 2014 by Jan Wilberg
I’m hard pressed to write about fathers. I had one and I’ve known several, one or two very well, but I don’t think like a father so everything I write is from a spectator’s point of view. It gives the whole challenge of ‘voice’… Continue Reading “Caught”
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: Father's Day, father-daughter, fathers, fishing, Gulliver Lake, Michigan, Upper Peninsula
Posted on June 11, 2014 by Jan Wilberg
This time of year everyone has a great dad. If your dad is dead or very old, he has become a small legend, a tiny statue with a bobblehead that you can keep on your dashboard so when you pull up to a hot… Continue Reading “About a Dad”
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: dads, family, Father's Day, father-daughter, fathers, relationships
Posted on June 15, 2013 by Jan Wilberg
I’ll leave it to other people to talk about how swell their dads were, how their dads taught them to fish and play ball and inspired them to be honest and hardworking. I have a different story to tell. It’s a story of how… Continue Reading “My Father Mended Me”
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: estrangement, Father's Day, fathers, reconciliation, Rumi
Posted on June 14, 2013 by Jan Wilberg
Here’s my Father”s Day message to Dads, especially young Dads. You matter. It doesn’t matter what your wife or your girlfriend says. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to do anything useful or even if you have a job. You matter. Don’t… Continue Reading “My Father’s Day Message to Young Dads”
Category: Mostly True Family StoriesTags: children, dads, Father's Day, fathers, Parenting, parenting classes
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