And to think my aunt once wrote such a note to my mother because I was using stationary that was inappropriate for a young woman. (in college I had wolf note cards from artist Erin McKee)

Your dad, as everyone has mentioned, rocks like a weeble. =) Plus he’s very articulate and that’s way cool too.

Your dad rocks like a rocking thing.

So do you, for posting this.

Your Uncle Bernard…well, I’m tired and overwhelmed and I really don’t have the words for him.

But I heart you and your dad bigtime.

Oh, thanks. And it’s not worth expressing the words for Bernard. He’s shown himself to be a self-righteous, self-congratulating prig of a man — he’ll find his own words.

I don’t have to say it, but I will anyway - your dad is the kind of father everyone deserves, if we go by YDTBFC. Which, of course, we do :). I think you posted this to the list when it happened, didn’t you? In any case, it bears repeating. And repeating and repeating and repeating. Bless him.

Yes, I did post it to the list at the time, and I remember getting tremendous support from everyone while I waited nervously to hear my dad’s response.

And yes, I agree that we all DTBFC, by our significant others, by our parents, by our children, by our employers, etc.