Happy Father’s Day to all the REAL fathers today!💙
A special shoutout to my dad who is no longer with me….
Dad, I miss you more than words can say.
Your love still guides me every day. Thank you for every memory -
Until we meet again. R.I.H🕊️💙
“Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in aisle ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.
Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.
When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grand parents and your parents and how pissed you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.
Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able.... Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a sh*t about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.”
Credit: Adele Barbaro
@Idavidsheldon@AdamKinzinger all the more reason to celebrate the good Dad’s. I don’t think Father’s Day is an oblivious joy for all. I was 21 when my Dad dropped dead. It’s was and still is extremely painful. Many have the loss of a great father. Some have memories of a shitty father. Life’s hard
Happy Father’s Day! Here is your good news Sunday post, take some time and read it!
“American fathers are spending more time with their children than at any point in recorded history. In 1965, the average American dad spent about two and a half hours a week actively engaged with his kids. By 2024, that number had grown to 7.6 hours”
https://t.co/sBTyZVbtrq
To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.
Happy Birthday to the guy who gets younger every day and has so much energy and is the best thing to happen to America and is second only to Jesus but just barely and does everything the best ever!
80 is not old at all!
On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying. I’ll always be grateful to our fallen heroes and their families, whose sacrifice reminds us of what it means to live for something greater than ourselves.
Yes and many thanks to fellow civilians like @GarySiniseFound@tomhanks and so many others who use their voices year round to remind us of the debt and respect we owe the men and women who have served and sacrificed on our nation’s behalf.