her father: “It’s only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home — it’s only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it.” Maybe your dad never rose to that level of “great.” Maybe he spent more time fixing the blasted lawn mower or repacking the family car for that trip to the shore than he did bargaining with Stalin and Churchill about the fate of the world. Even so, we’re betting the man you call dad passed along some nuggets of knowledge about the world that still live on in your heart and mind. Here, from the mouths of women famous and not so famous, are some fatherly lessons that have survived the test of time — not to mention a few family road trips.”My dad fathered by leaving us on our own. If I got in trouble, he made me figure out how to get out of it myself. I was always bitter about that. But now I realize it’s helped me — I’m a survivor because of it.” Denise, 36, marketing director”My dad showed me how to roll pennies…. Read full this story
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