To the fathers

Father's Day Dinner -- Golden Thai, Toronto
left to right: Sam, Christopher, me and Steven

What a great day I spent today with Steven, a
great husband and the father of my two super
sons. He is such a sweetheart.

I think it's important that we acknowledge how
vital fathers are in children's lives. And I love
being with my whole family. We went out to
dinner at one of Steven's favorite restaurants
tonight, and I'll have to walk hard for a week
to walk that Thai food off. Soooo good.

We had terrific music on in the car, and Steven
and I sang all day every time we were whipping
around getting flowers, and groceries. So much
fun.

In some ways it seems like men need more
attention than women, and they don't always
get it. Women typically have a circle of friends
who tend to them, love them, consult with them
and laugh with them. A lot of men are only with
the men they know at work most of the time. I
think it's great that we have a day to honour the
amazing job that good fathers are doing with their
children. So much of a child's self esteem depends
on knowing that her/his father loves that child. And you
can see that confidence shining in every child who knows
this love.

And as for my father, long dead, I still miss him.
I wished my mother Happy Father's Day today,
because I said she has to be both father and
mother now. She laughed.

Have a loving-the-fathers-in-your-life day

Happy Father's Day

My own father has been dead for 20+ years, although it's a testament
to the power of love, that my brother and I talk and joke about him
almost every time we phone each other. Steven, my husband, is a
great Dad -- loving, very involved in his sons' lives, and proud of them.
Tonight we're going to a send off party for my oldest, Christopher,who is going to Korea to teach English with his girlfriend, Megan, for two years. This will be quite the party, because it's Father's Day for both Dads, and
a Farewell event. The weather is planning to make its own fireworks I hear from the girl at the carwash,
so it should be exciting.

From left to right Christopher, Steven and Sam.

Have a loving-your-family-day!