Father’s Day
June 13, 2024
REMEMBERING DADS
My new book is called I Miss My Mommy, but fathers are just as integral to the story for orphaned adults.
For Father’s Day, here’s a preview of how dads, now gone, weave in and out of the stories of their adult kids’ lives.
Because sometimes we need images to explain the language of loss.
- Pete refuses to get rid of his dad’s Birkenstocks. They’re proof that he was on this earth. ~ P. 174
- “My dad once said to me, ‘I’m giving you the greatest gift a father could ever give a son: I’m not very successful.’” ~ David Duchovny~ P. 103 –
- “Hi Daddy! Hi Mommy!” is the first thing Tammy says every morning. She can feel the dopamine hit when she speaks their names.~ P. 260
- After her mom and dad died, Melissa got a letter from her dad’s first boyfriend. ~P. 238
- Russell was adopted at birth. His white parents didn’t know they were supposed to have the “police talk” with him. He learned that on his own. ~P. 234
- What kind of father tells his sons “You’re either a killer or a loser”? ~ P. 111
- Bill anticipated the squabbling between his middle-aged kids. ~P. 107
- Gord’s father was never convicted. Now it’s too late. ~P. 80
- Basil inherited his mother’s depression and his dad’s knitted ties. ~ p. 73
- When Tamara gets a piece of good news, she still picks up the phone to tell her dad. ~P. 51
I Miss My Mommy is the picture book for big people without parents.
It’s available at PenJarProductions.com ~ Printed and shipped with care by Lulu.com
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