Tuesday, September 30, 2008
What I want to be when I grow up...
I remember as a young child mimicking my dad in just about everything. I grew up on a farm, and needless to say as a farmers son, we didn't have much money. We couldn't afford daycare, so as far back as I remember, I worked with my dad on the farm. I learned to drive a tractor and trucks long before the legal age, and I loved every minute of it. As I worked with my father and my grandfather, they taught me the value of working with my hands and taking pride in any work that I did, whether it was tilling a field, or doing well in school. I am now a man and do work with my hands everyday just as my father did and his father before him. I guess you could say when I grow up, I want to in many ways resemble my most significant romodel, my dad.
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That was such a sweet blog and I thought it was really well written!It's so neat that you have not only learned how to do things physically but to also appreciate anything you do with your hands or not. I also really like how your dad is your role model and I'm sure he is a really good one! :)
I like that you speak so well of your father and your grandfather, too. A few small tweaks for you in class tomorrow, but otherwise it's well done.
It's become rare to hear children speaking so positive of their fathers. It's the greatest feeling to be a father and know that your children think so highly of you, looking up to you as their role model. Being a father isn't easy, and these days it's obvious that many men aren't up to the task. You have every reason to be proud of him.
I really admire the respect that you have for your father and grandfather. My dad is a carpenter and has been for the last 30-something years, and my grandfather on my mom's side was also a farmer's son in northern Vermont and was one of nine kids.
I don't know what it's like to work with my hands all that much, unless you count pounding on a keyboard. :) I have helped my Dad mud walls and sand floors and even do a little painting, though.
Kudos to you for having your own business. I hope you are doing well and that you haven't taken too much of a beating from the economy.
Very sweet. It's great to see a son be so proud of his father. He obviously did a wondeful job at raising you. I'm glad he was such a positive role model for you. You remind me of Clark on the Kent farm. Any secret gifts you're hiding from us?
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