And I loved my grandparents so much, best parents I could have ever had. Especially grandma, she died in 1975, and I have missed her every day since she left us!
What is one or 2 things your dad
- Thread starter Paulina
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mum was always busy and impatient - dad was slower and contemplative and had time to sit us on his knee and read our favorite boys adventure book and walk us around the city and bring us up a cup of water after we had been in bed for 30mins - mum was the rush around - dad the sit around!
Warrigal
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My father was missing during my first three years because he was a soldier serving in New Guinea. He was rather closed off, rarely expressing his thoughts or feelings, but I remember him as a man who believed in the concept of a "fair go".*** He would say that all he really wanted was a bit of peace and quiet, and a fair go.
What I remember best was the times he took my sister and I bushwalking, showing us the different wildflowers, and teaching us to always clean up after ourselves, leaving nothing behind to spoil a picnic spot. We even cleaned up rubbish left behind by other people.
We lost him early, aged 57, before I had the opportunity to learn more about the parts of him that he never spoke about, but my son is very much like him, and something of his essence lives on.
*** "Fair go" is a quintessential Australian expression that embodies the values of fairness, equality of opportunity, and social justice, reflecting the belief that everyone deserves a reasonable chance to succeed.
What I remember best was the times he took my sister and I bushwalking, showing us the different wildflowers, and teaching us to always clean up after ourselves, leaving nothing behind to spoil a picnic spot. We even cleaned up rubbish left behind by other people.
We lost him early, aged 57, before I had the opportunity to learn more about the parts of him that he never spoke about, but my son is very much like him, and something of his essence lives on.
*** "Fair go" is a quintessential Australian expression that embodies the values of fairness, equality of opportunity, and social justice, reflecting the belief that everyone deserves a reasonable chance to succeed.
Beezer
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Think I mentioned this in another thread.
My father would be in an orange jumpsuit if you are looking at the past through today's lens.
He smoked in the car when we were children...quite often no seatbelts, rolling around in the back of the station wagon with the groceries. He was a wonderful person over all but would be vilified by today's standards.
My father would be in an orange jumpsuit if you are looking at the past through today's lens.
He smoked in the car when we were children...quite often no seatbelts, rolling around in the back of the station wagon with the groceries. He was a wonderful person over all but would be vilified by today's standards.
RedAlert76
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