tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post7153311039251433984..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: You Are Your Mother's Daughter.... A Reflection on Father's Day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-25014886326786984832014-06-10T20:02:16.738-04:002014-06-10T20:02:16.738-04:00Jenna,
It's a wonderful tribute to your father...Jenna,<br />It's a wonderful tribute to your father that you cook like him. :) There's something special about the bond between father and daughter. I'm glad you shared your story.Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-58691938563205037252014-06-09T21:26:09.043-04:002014-06-09T21:26:09.043-04:00Such a touching tribute! My father had only one ch...Such a touching tribute! My father had only one child--me--and I was more than enough. My favorite memories are of helping him in his garden. He loved growing vegetables and we ate very well because of it. I planted potatoes every St. Patrick's day, helped set out tomato plants in May, picked beans and squash and tomatoes when they came in and helped him dig potatoes. I learned how to cook collards from him and each year my relatives comment on how I cook them just like him. He's been gone nine years now, but I still feel very close to him.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10308158251486924808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-60851878255487413022014-06-09T21:11:10.867-04:002014-06-09T21:11:10.867-04:00Liza- Sometimes that's the best conversations ...Liza- Sometimes that's the best conversations to have. I'm glad you have positive memories of your father too!<br /><br /><>Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-70810841744889237102014-06-09T20:47:26.886-04:002014-06-09T20:47:26.886-04:00Wow, what a touching post. Makes me want to share....Wow, what a touching post. Makes me want to share. Despite referring to my dad as one of my feral cat parents, I loved him very much. He didn't have a clue how to raise children, no sense of safety issues at all, a raging temper that scared me to death, cooked the most god awful food and would make me eat stuff that he pulled out of the garbage can, but he was by far my best parent and I always loved him. He would play with me and drag me about on his foot when I was little. He taught me to work hard and pay for things myself early in life. He taught me about AC & DC currents, amps and voltage when I was seven. We built a primitive computer when I was a teen,and while he found fault with every specific thing I did, overall he thought me a fabulous person. He loved my sense of humor when I wrote short stories about school. He was a man of many words, many of which I wished he would have kept to himself, but he loved me, so I loved him back even when it was hard to. He's been dead many years now, so now I can talk to him and he can't talk back. We get along really well now.Liza O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206604386433215482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-87729031741366746432014-06-09T18:55:30.698-04:002014-06-09T18:55:30.698-04:00Thank you all for sharing and tweeting about the b...Thank you all for sharing and tweeting about the blog. My poor dad didn't know what he was in for with five daughters. Luckily he had two sisters and could understand girls. :)<br /><br />My son was the first boy born in our family since my dad. My baby sister had a son as well. It appears that the boys are few and far between in our family of mostly girls. But my dad always taught us to take care of ourselves and to do what we enjoyed!<br /><br />I'm so glad I have him in my life and want to wish each of you a wonderful Father's Day with the fabulous men in your lives.Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-1098744066802346352014-06-09T15:41:02.770-04:002014-06-09T15:41:02.770-04:00Such a wonderful post. It sounds like you have a c...Such a wonderful post. It sounds like you have a connection with your father. I too remember the 'don't wake your father'. <br />One of my favorite memories I have was when my son was born and my dad held him for the first time and then couldn't believe I had had a boy. He had wanted sons, but only had two daughters. Now he has 6 grandsons and 2 granddaughters. Andrea Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00966114317891591852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-42989242422870249772014-06-09T12:55:39.679-04:002014-06-09T12:55:39.679-04:00Wonderful post, Melissa. Thanks for sharing your f...Wonderful post, Melissa. Thanks for sharing your family with us, you were a lucky girl!Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-50787475656006931012014-06-09T11:57:29.880-04:002014-06-09T11:57:29.880-04:00Thank you everyone for stopping by. My dad and I r...Thank you everyone for stopping by. My dad and I recently had a daddy/daughter day where I went and spent the night at his house. It was nice to listen to him talk about the past and realize that he's so much more than the person I knew growing up. <br /><br />I'm so fortunate to have him in my life and also for all of you! Thank you for your support of me and my writing. You guys rock!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-18008899986288802962014-06-09T11:36:16.401-04:002014-06-09T11:36:16.401-04:00Nice tribute to your Dad. They often get overlooke...Nice tribute to your Dad. They often get overlooked in the shadow of Mother's Day, so it's good to remember them. I'll shed a few tears this year as I think of my recently departed dad. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698820496991305443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-38443062196254016522014-06-09T11:30:41.092-04:002014-06-09T11:30:41.092-04:00Great post! I love my dad so much! He's my her...Great post! I love my dad so much! He's my hero for a lot of the same reasons you cite here. I have two sister, can't imagine more! D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-8167487887989271632014-06-09T11:04:42.736-04:002014-06-09T11:04:42.736-04:00Hi, Melissa! What a lovely post. I, too, come from...Hi, Melissa! What a lovely post. I, too, come from a family of four girls. Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-45601352571163210612014-06-09T10:51:10.689-04:002014-06-09T10:51:10.689-04:00What a lovely post. Thanks for sharing, Melissa. ...What a lovely post. Thanks for sharing, Melissa. :)Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-8373873654173718752014-06-09T10:48:51.702-04:002014-06-09T10:48:51.702-04:00Great post Melissa. I thoroughly enjoyed learning ...Great post Melissa. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about you and your family, and your dad. I dad was a quiet man and never spoke ill about anyone.Judy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190725381203763171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-6664295198501597932014-06-09T10:38:56.112-04:002014-06-09T10:38:56.112-04:00Thank you for a wonderful post, Melissa. My husba...Thank you for a wonderful post, Melissa. My husband reminds me of your dad, but he show emotions a bit more. He taught his children to be responsible, and all them are hard workers. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-71537718555501310712014-06-09T09:58:50.778-04:002014-06-09T09:58:50.778-04:00Beautiful post, Melissa. Brought tears to my eyes....Beautiful post, Melissa. Brought tears to my eyes. You were very lucky to have a wonderful father like that.<br /><br />BTW: Love your banner - it's gorgeous. :)Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-59156557610817845362014-06-09T09:39:54.129-04:002014-06-09T09:39:54.129-04:00This is a lovely post, Melissa. Thanks so much for...This is a lovely post, Melissa. Thanks so much for sharing your father with us. You essay makes me think about my own father and memories I hold as important. Happy early Father's Day to you and yours!Toni Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447835934932320488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-25698477304776369222014-06-09T09:19:10.101-04:002014-06-09T09:19:10.101-04:00Beautifully written.Beautifully written.Daryl Devoréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941826725131248565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-82122918032056672612014-06-09T09:07:27.786-04:002014-06-09T09:07:27.786-04:00Melissa, what a wonderful tribute to your dad. How...Melissa, what a wonderful tribute to your dad. How lucky you were to have such a wonderful man in your life.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-53404060739739256912014-06-09T08:29:03.494-04:002014-06-09T08:29:03.494-04:00Lovely post, Melissa!
My pops was a man of few wor...Lovely post, Melissa!<br />My pops was a man of few words and stoic emotions, but I never doubted he loved me!<br />Happy Father's Day to all!Lynda Baileyhttp://www.lyndabailey.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-19277400006640891472014-06-09T08:03:29.472-04:002014-06-09T08:03:29.472-04:00What a great post - thank you for sharing with us....What a great post - thank you for sharing with us. My dad has a lot of the same qualities as yours (except with four daughters, instead of five!) and I'm proud to say that I'm, too, my mother's AND my father's daughter.KatBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034419526903082887noreply@blogger.com