// Generated using NetSyndic 1.0.1. // See http://www.thesitewizard.com/netsyndic/ for more information // on how to create your own JavaScript to syndicate your articles. document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Did your father teach you through his absence or presence?
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\n" ); document.write( "I’m in Ohio for a family reunion and the celebration of my sister’s 60th wedding anniversary (more on that next week). I happened to read an article in Parade Magazine from the Cleveland Plain Dealer that was written by our President, entitled, “We Need " ); document.write( "Fathers To Step Up.” Although Father’s Day has come and gone, the words warrant being shared to my readers, in the event you missed it.\n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Most of us know that President Obama was raised without the presence of his father. “My father left my family when I was 2 years old, and I knew him mainly from the letters he wrote and the stories my family told.” Two years of age is a most tender and" ); document.write( " important time in the life of a child. Their little brains are like sponges, absorbing their environment without the ability to filter out negativity and false beliefs. “”I came to understand that the hole a man leaves when he abandons his responsibili" ); document.write( "ty to his children is one that no government can fill.”

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\n" ); document.write( "Our son-in-law has been extremely busy with completing his schooling for a paramedic career and I can easily observe the difference of our 4 year-old twin granddaughters when he is gone verses when he is home. They seem to respond more readily when asked" ); document.write( " to do something as well as pay attention when limits are set. It’s most apparent that a father’s role modeling is different then mom’s. The masculine energy is logical, linear, nuts and bolts—equally as important to the feminine energy, which is predom" ); document.write( "inately spatial, intuitive and creative. A child needs both for balance. I’ve always had compassion for the single mom—as capable and competent as she is. It’s a big job and I guess I’m of the ole school that says, “it take a set of parents, as well as" ); document.write( " a village to raise a child.” And, I have come to learn that we all do the best we can with what we have at each moment—including the president’s father.\n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Our parents provided a rather typical lifestyle for us girls. While Daddy worked 6 days a week at the furniture store he and his brothers owned, mom cooked wonderful meals, kept the house clean, sewed clothes for us and was always there when we came home" ); document.write( " from school. She was a committed homemaker. Although I don’t recall hearing, “I love you,” as a child, or “you have a special gift that we will help you to grow and nurture,” or, “snuggle time at night is a highpoint of my day,” I felt loved and cared " ); document.write( "for by my parents. Once I took totally responsibility for my life and stopped blaming and making them wrong for not providing me with more tools to deal with life, I became a happier person. Deep appreciation, understanding and empathy were the words a" ); document.write( "ssociated with my childhood memories of my parents. I am grateful beyond words that my father was a part of my childhood, as well as my mother.\n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "My husband sacrificed not being at many of our children’s school activities because he drove a long distance to his job so we could enjoy the fruits of living in a small beach community. When he was there, he was there- engaged with each of us, always c" ); document.write( "ognizant of our needs being met. Our son is a pilot and is gone frequently. But when he is home, he is present and involved with his daughter’s lives, also doing his very best to offer them a solid foundation for their future. I honor them both on th" ); document.write( "is Father’s Day 2009 for their commitment to their families above anything else. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Today I am filled with gratitude for my childhood, regardless of pain or pleasure. I am resilient, I am unlimited and I will always choose to find the gift in any situation. \n" ); document.write( "

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Quote:
\n" ); document.write( " Too often, especially during tough economic times like these, we are emotionally absent; distracted... Our children can tell. They know when we’re not fully there. And that disengagement sends a clear message—whether we mean it or not—" ); document.write( "about where among our priorities they fall.\n" ); document.write( "

President Barack Obama

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Article courtesy of Alexandra Delis-Abrams, aka The Attitude Doc.
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