What My Father Taught Me
Open message to my father on his birthday, November 14, 2020
Dad,
You may be far from me in Castlemaine, Australia, but your love I can feel moving across the oceans, cascading over mountain ranges, and leaping tall city buildings to reach me. It's as if your arms themselves are wrapping around me while I sit at my desk in Los Angeles.
It's been 10 years since I last stood on my toes to give you a hug. I had hoped to see you this year, however, with COVID things didn't work out how we were hoping. I wish with all my heart that soon I can fly high above our majestic planet to hug you again.
Since we cannot be together I thought I would list some of the things you taught me. Happy Birthday Dad this is for you.
ox Love Slugger ox
You taught me:
- To accept everyone no matter their race, religion, or sexual orientation
- To appreciate classic black and white movies
- What a blue turkey looks like
- To listen to Vin Scully on the radio
- What it means to be part of a big, loud, Italian family
- How great live theatre is
- What beats a full house
- How beautiful Marilyn Monroe was
- How to be a great actress, writer, and artist
- Feeding the needy is noble
- Finding a good book is valuable
- How to be humble
- Judy Garland had the best voice
- It's okay to cry
- To stand up for the rights of others and yourself
- That Humphrey Bogart wore lifts
- To be honest
- That olive juice is almost as good as the olives
- That some of the best dancing was by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- That my cat Cleo really did want to eat your birds
- Dodgers are the only baseball team to watch
- Character matters
- How to swing dance
- And that sometimes you better keep your opinions to yourself...still working on that. After all, I am your daughter 😉
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