Skype to Ukraine doesn't work as reported by many people. It'll say it is an invalid phone number nearly instantly after dialing. Someone claimed SMS works so giving that a try. So far it just says "Sent" but not "Delivered" so either S' phone is off or Skype is broken.
Oh well... off to clean out the garage and work on laundry. We've had a bit of a crazy week so lots to catch up on.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Father's Day
Pastor (paraphrased): Please come next Sunday for the encouraging Father's Day message untitled "Are you man enough?"
Wife: <giggle>
Sam (son): Dad, you are more than man enough.
Me: <hug Sam with big smile> Thank you
For those women out there that don't know what all men know.... Mother's Day is about how mothers are wonderful and should be held in high esteem -- both good things --... Father's Day is about how men need to suck it up and do better. This is of course a generalization but my wife is semi-entertained at how true it holds. It has held true on both coasts of the United States, in multiple church denominations, and I think has gone on for at least as long as I've been around.
I think we were married two years before I explained the situation to my wife -- we've been married over 14yrs now. At first she didn't believe me. This last week she and I were joking about this exact upcoming topic.
This year I listened to the Bringing Up Boys audio book which was pretty good but frankly doesn't tell me as a guy much that I already didn't know. It goes into this topic but from a bigger cultural perspective. Took me listening it to realize it is for my wife and I should probably be listening to the related girl's book. I did read a small book by the founder of Chic-filet, "It's Better to Build Boys than Mend Men". It is much better positioned to be a book for father's and only takes an evening to read at most -- just my kind of book.
Ok... so seemingly off topic... but this year I have a new son and this summer I am "temporary father" to two girls.
Wife: <giggle>
Sam (son): Dad, you are more than man enough.
Me: <hug Sam with big smile> Thank you
For those women out there that don't know what all men know.... Mother's Day is about how mothers are wonderful and should be held in high esteem -- both good things --... Father's Day is about how men need to suck it up and do better. This is of course a generalization but my wife is semi-entertained at how true it holds. It has held true on both coasts of the United States, in multiple church denominations, and I think has gone on for at least as long as I've been around.
I think we were married two years before I explained the situation to my wife -- we've been married over 14yrs now. At first she didn't believe me. This last week she and I were joking about this exact upcoming topic.
This year I listened to the Bringing Up Boys audio book which was pretty good but frankly doesn't tell me as a guy much that I already didn't know. It goes into this topic but from a bigger cultural perspective. Took me listening it to realize it is for my wife and I should probably be listening to the related girl's book. I did read a small book by the founder of Chic-filet, "It's Better to Build Boys than Mend Men". It is much better positioned to be a book for father's and only takes an evening to read at most -- just my kind of book.
Ok... so seemingly off topic... but this year I have a new son and this summer I am "temporary father" to two girls.
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