My Father

4 years old:	My daddy can do anything.
5 years old:	My daddy knows a whole lot.
6 years old:	My dad is smarter than your dad.
8 years old:	My dad doesn’t know exactly everything.
10 years old:	In the olden days when my dad grew up, things - sure were different.
12 years old:	Oh, well, naturally, Father doesn't know anything about that. He is too old to remember his childhood.
14 years old:	Don't pay any attention to my father, he is so old-fashioned.
21 years old:	Him? My goodness, he is hopelessly out of date.
25 years old:	Dad knows a little about it, but then he should because he has been around so long.
30 years old:	Maybe we should ask Dad what he thinks. After all, he's had a lot of experience.
35 years old:	I'm not doing a single thing until I talk to Dad.
40 years old:	I wonder how Dad would have handled it. He was so wise and had a world of experience.
50 years old:	I'd give anything if Dad were here now so I could talk this over with him. Too bad I didn't appreciate how smart he was. I could have learned a lot from him.

Other Documents:

• When you thought I wasn't looking — how our kids really learn
• If I had my child to raise over again — time is so precious
• You are listening when — when are we really listening?
• Good example — the eye's a better teacher