[gobigred]

i keep a faded sheet of typing paper taped inside my closet door. my son typed this on 4-14-92 in typing class in 10th grade. the teacher was so touched she gave it to another teacher (my mother-in-law) and she gave it to me. the following really did happen i think Corry was about 3 years old at the time

A CHILDHOOD MEMORY

One day me and my dad got up to go fishing. I was so excited. When we got to the pond my dad always carried me, because I was to little to get through the tall weeds.When we got to the pond he would always get me my bait on the hook and get me set down so I could fish. Everytime I got hung up he would stop what he was doing and get me undone. sometimes I know he would get very frustrated at me, but he would never show his frustration. I always wanted to fish just like him and be like him. Then when we got through he would always carry me back on his shoulders. One day I finally noticed that he was sweating, so I said "Daddy your sweatin" and he said "it,s because I,m carring you" then I told him, Daddy, when I get big and you get small, I,ll carry you." He just laughed and went on.
Although that day has never come yet when i would be bigger than him, I would still would try to carry him today.

I get this faded old paper out from time to time and read it, i cant explain how it touches my heart. we still fish together 27 some odd years later and sometimes i still carry him lol!
but not to often

take your kids fishing!

[shortbus]

That's a pretty awesome story.

I have to say though, I think he IS bigger than you now, and I know I'd love to get a shot of him trying to carry you!

We could video it and put it up on youtube. Man you guys would be famous.

I kinda feel the same way with my dad and going to ball games. We've been going to osu games together for as long as I can remember.

[DrakeHunter]

As a father it's easy to understand how touching the story is. As me it was my grandfather who took my brothers and me fishing. I still visit him time to time and will never forget the times we spent in the outdoors together. My father wasn't much of an outdoors man. He was a wonderful father making it to all of our sporting events and helping coach as much as possible. Sometimes I wish I could just go back to those days and just be a kid again. Thanks Randy for helping me realize how good of a childhood I really had. I only hope I have the courage to be as good a parent as you and my father were to us.

[shortbus]

My father wasn't much of an outdoors man. He was a wonderful father making it to all of our sporting events and helping coach as much as possible. Sometimes I wish I could just go back to those days

Today's lesson is in tense, as in the present tense. Dad is still alive bro! I know you haven't seen him in a couple of months but let's try not to bury him already okay!!! ISN'T and IS.

[DrakeHunter]

As a child he wasn't and outdoors man. and still isn't unless you count golf!!! I'm well aware of the fact he is still with us I talked to him a couple of days ago. As a kid i don't remember him ever taking me hunting or fishing!! Truth be told he doesn't even own a gun. Does this make him less of a man or father? No, I wouldn't trade him for jimmy Houston or Jackie Bushman any day of the year. All I was saying is that he wasn't much of an outdoors man while I was growing up.