Dad
佚名 / Anonymous
“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” some bumper-sticker author said. I think it is never too late to need Dad.
When we’re little Daddy is in charge of the world as we know it. Yes. I know we have a President， some countries have kings or prime ministers， but they are really not in charge of the world.
Dad knows everything， he can do anything， he is always right， he can always fix things. He’s almost like God.
“Hey， Daddy！ Where is Helsinki？” My father always replied， “If you put things away where they belong， you would know where they are.” “Hey， Daddy！ I really need to know about Helsinki.” “OK， let’s get the encyclopedia.”
“Hey， Dad！ Can I use the car for a date tonight？” “Yeah. Be home before midnight.” Arriving home at 2：30 a.m.， Dad was up waiting. We don’t understand about love and anger when we’re kids. Dads yell and shout， and we don’t realize it is because they care； we think it is because they have to be tough. Not this time. He said， “Thank God you’re safe. Go to bed， we’ll talk about this in the morning.”
“Hey， Dad！ I got into trouble at school today. I didn’t really do anything wrong. That stupid teacher won’t listen to me.” “I’ll listen. What happened？ Is that really what happened？” Next day， Dad is at my school， talking with my teacher， fixing the misunderstanding. He has such power！ I can always count on Dad.
Regardless of what they know or don’t know， they mostly care， and can be counted on to be on your side. The small things Dad does for us make us feel valuable and important.
“Hey， Dad！ Do you have fifty bucks I could borrow？.” He does. Even if he doesn’t， he will find it or go without something so he will have it. Then he feels embarrassed when we pay him back， and he says， “Now， you don’t have to pay it.” But we do because it is important to do the right thing. Dad taught us that.