One of my fondest memories of my father is when my brother and I would crawl up on his lap and he would read to us.
It was a very good year
I was the last one he harvested from the cabbage patch
Some of the iconic TV dads of the time
Jim Anderson (Robert Young) 'Father Knows Best'
Ward Cleaver (Hugh Beaumount) 'Leave It To Beaver'
Ward has a teaching moment with Beaver and Wally
Steven Douglas (Fred MacMurray) 'My Three Sons'
Boys want to grow up to be strong like dad
Dads lead us...
and teach us...
and read us bedtime stories...again and again and again
Dad is there right from the start
He is a fun ride
He helps us live our dreams
Dads hand is warm and strong
Dad is a role model
When we are too tired dad becomes our legs...
Dad sometimes teaches us how defend ourselves
Bruce Lee instructs son Brandon Lee |
Dean Cain |
Dad took me to church
They are their Daddy's girls
We will remember dad's kisses until our dying day
David Becham |
It doesn't really matter what dad does for a living, blue collar worker or movie star...he's just dad to us
Matt Bommer with his sons Kit, Walker and Henry |
Colin Farrell and son Henry |
The Vigeland Sculpture Park (Oslo, Norway) has over 80 acres of landscaping with 212 bronze and granite sculptures created by Gustav Vigeland. All of them naked except one, the one that Vigeland made depicting himself. Below are a few of them featuring fathers and their children.
Back in the USA, is the National Monument for the Boy Scouts of America
Hank and Bobby Hill, a contemporary TV Father and Son team.
'Some day Bobby you'll realize just how much love it takes to crush a little boy's dreams.' -- Hank Hill
'Some day Bobby you'll realize just how much love it takes to crush a little boy's dreams.' -- Hank Hill
In the film 'Chimpanzee' is found...
an Ironic Father and Son Story
Read more HERE
Military dads are tough...
yet gentle.
They always have time for their daughters no matter how tough they are.
They always have time for their daughters no matter how tough they are.
Hugh 'Wolverine' Jackman and daughter |
Robert 'Iron Man' Downey Jr. and son |
Dad takes us to festivals and lets us get all messy
Mark 'The Hulk' Ruffalo and daughter |
Dad plays with us and doesn't care if he looks silly
Dad's arm around the neck can be comforting at any age
Dads sometimes relive their youth when they see the strength, vigor and beauty of their sons as they grow into manhood
Dad's shoulders are broad enough to carry us even into later life...
...but as time takes its toll, it is our honor and duty to lend a hand when he no longer is strong enough to do the things we always remember him for, or when his faculties begin to diminish.
There is wisdom in Shakespeare's writings
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