“Father” (Anonymous)

4 years old: My daddy can do anything.

7 years old: My dad knows a lot, a whole lot.

8 years old: My father doesn’t know quite everything.

12 years old: Oh, well, naturally, Father doesn’t know that, either.

14 years old: Father? Hopelessly old-fashioned.

21 years old: Oh, that man is out-of-date. What did you expect?

25 years old: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.

30 years old: Maybe we ought to find out what Dad thinks.

35 years old: A little patience. Let’s get Dad’s assessment before we do anything.

50 years old: I wonder what Dad would have thought about that. He was pretty smart.

60 years old: My dad knew absolutely everything!

65 years old: I’d give anything if Dad were here so I could talk this over with him. I really miss that man.