Happy Fathers Day

They do so many things that we never realize until so much later in our lives. They work a job or two, not too give us all we want, but to make sure we have what we need. They smile and kiss the tip of your nose each night and make sure the monsters are all out of the closet. When you are little, they suprise you and come home from work early to take you to the lake, teaching you to hold your breath and do the doggie paddle all the time trembling as they are petrified of the water. He is there to fix your roller skates and to laugh when you fall down, or to pick you up when you skin your knee. Dad, the first man to ever send you pink carnations and tell you to "break a leg" as you face opening night of your first musical. A dad, who teaches you sportsmanship and that winning is fun, but losing is a lesson we all must learn. He argues with you every night to make sure your homework is done and sacrifices that new car so you can go to college and have more doors open to you then he did. A dad, the man who is always there, standing behind you, encouraging you, praising you when you succeed, holding you when you fail. He is the first man you ever love, your teacher, your friend, your hero. No other man will ever compare to him....