Men Talk June/July 2000

Why Are Fathers So Special?
– © 2000 John H. Driggs

Most of us who’ve had caring fathers ourselves or are being loving dads with our own children would have no trouble appreciating why dads are so special but we may have a hard time putting our experiences in words. How can anyone describe the smell of a father's pipe or fully capture the glow of a smiling child running to meet you? Actually, the best things in life are beyond words. Nonetheless, many of us can recall magical moments with our own dads or defining events as dads ourselves that are forevermore etched in our memories and have essentially altered the courses of our lives. To comprehend the specialness of fathers, one only has to ask men to talk about their dads. The specialness will appear like magic. Continued...

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