‘He Really Doesn’t Know?’
I booked an expensive fishing trip for my 72-year-old dad to repay him for the childhood he gave me — then the captain looked at him and asked, “He really doesn’t know?”
We didn’t have much growing up, but Dad still gave me a childhood full of memories I wouldn’t trade for anything. His name was Harold, and for most of my childhood, he worked maintenance at a packaging plant outside town. He left the house before sunrise several days a week and often came home with […]
My 72-Year-Old Dad Thought We Were Going Fishing Like Old Times – At the Marina, the Captain Saw Him and Asked, ‘He Really Doesn’t Know?’
My 72-year-old dad thought I was taking him fishing like we did when I was a kid. Growing up, we didn’t have much money. Dad worked long hours, but on Saturday mornings he’d wake me before sunrise, pack peanut butter sandwiches, and take me fishing from the bank. I always dreamed about the boats at […]