Fathers and daughters Archives

It’s kind of like the baking equivalent of sushi, right?

by Robin | Nov 25, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Humor, Parenting, Personal

One of my happiest childhood memories is licking the bowl. Didn't matter whether it was a batch of cookies or batter for a cake, there was something deliciously forbidden about swirling my index finger around the rim of the bowl and savoring the sticky...

Call me anytime…

by Robin | Sep 23, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Parenting, Personal

"Call me anytime." It was how all my phone calls ended with Daddy, usually the sentence just prior to the "I love yous" that substituted "goodbye". Though I never said it, I often thought "YOU call ME!" because I...

Fathers and daughters

by Robin | Jun 21, 2009 | Encouragement, Family, Fathers and daughters, Parenting, Personal, Photos

The secret drawer

by Robin | Jan 4, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Parenting, Personal

How could I forget the treasures tucked away in the Secret Drawer of my antique chest? Every time I command the drawer to open, I’m greeted with delight and surprise and remembrance. Today my father spoke to me from beyond the grave. The chest is closer to its...

Living Years, conclusion

by Robin | Oct 5, 2007 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Personal

(If you have time, this will probably make more sense if you read it in the order it was written. Part One, Part Two) I wasn’t there that morning When my Father passed away I didn’t get to tell him All the things I had to say Looking back, my...

Living Years, continued

by Robin | Sep 28, 2007 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Personal

Living Years, part one Living Years, part three So we open up a quarrel Between the present and the past We only sacrifice the future It’s the bitterness that lasts** The role I assumed in my family was one of peace keeper. We weren’t a particularly...