Shadow Puppet Storyteller

Asking Questions

One of the joys of Father's Day is witnessing the enjoyment of men actually putting attention on receiving attention. I do not mean that I see more vanity in men. The is a pride that most usually keep reserved. It seems a shame to conjecture that Society has molded the male population into a belief that they need to be so reserved as to hide the natural pride of fatherhood. Maybe it is just the company my husband and I keep? I know it took some proding-style mentoring from my grandmother to alert me to my own dry personality; i.e., lack of bragging skill and doting-on my own kids' accomplishments that includes keeping a voluminous supply of photos to show off.

I do think I've improved, yet, she was never in my head on this one; I'm still not in sync with the idea fully. I've grown up in a different age than she did. And the Internet, being what it is, has certainly shaped my boundaries where sharing about my children is concerned.

This wasn't meant to be about me, however, all hail happy dads; happy to be dads not just on a day of recognition, but on all days their "dadness" is called upon.