If we could only fish one more day with Dad- Please read if you are divorced or separated Parent

[LooksLikeSinbad]

What a great post! Thanks for sharing this.

[BUCKEYEone]

That was beautiful, thank you, and God bless you and your family.

great post.  Very well written!  To all who read it, take it to heart, be good fathers, uncles, step-fathers, etc.  I'm 28 years old now, and will never forget the day my dad left, and all that he chose to miss while I was growing up.  It took me nearly 20 years to forgive him and just accept that my father was not half the man my step-father was.  

[bunkerbstr]

I am very sorry for your loss Spanky.

Fishing is about making memories - family, friends.  For most of us, Dad is responsible for getting us into fishing.  For that, I thank him.  

The next one I catch is for you & your Father.  

Thanks for taking the time to write a wonderful post.  

God bless.

[fooman]

Sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing your story

[flechero]

Spanky,

Thanks for sharing your story. I was especially glad to see that you took it upon yourself to make Dad's dream come true for the family... I can only imagine how cool that must have felt to help him realize the dream! Way to honor your father!!

The importance of your story's message is as real for parents that are together as it is for parents split apart... and just as powerful to us that are the "children" of parents that are getting older.

[grimlin]

Spanky,hope you don't mind. I sent this to my brother and a few others who are going through the same thing.I hope they read this and think about it for their kids.

[aarogb]

    I also agree that was very inspirational.

    Also, I am very sorry about your loss.

[DINK WHISPERER]

Dang bro, i almost teared up for a second! I never really had a father myself but i had a dedicated mother(thank god). It has made me a better father though i think! Sorry for your loss but keep your head high because he is watching over you and yours!

PEACE!!!!!

[YoungGun29]

Spanky, sorry about your loss man. Just think of it as hes in a better place now watchin down over you and guiding you in the right direction, my dad was never really around when i was you and only did anything with me if it satisfied him. Sorry about your loss.

                   Brent

[Mrs. Matstone]

Spanky what a wonderful post and one that was a pleasure to read. I must say that I think your father would be so proud. Your perspective on the situation is admirable. I have lost 2 people in the past few months that were very important to me and aside from my husband and my children were the only ones that supported me in my love for fishing. One was my grandmother and the other was a friend of mine. My friend was 41 years young when she lost her battle with cancer. She leaves behind 4 children 2 in college and 2 of them who are in elementary school. I intended on taking her on a little fishing trip to celebrate the end of her chemo but unfortunately we never got the chance. I have really struggled with remaining as positive as you are but you post sure helps me to put things back in order.

As for the coffee table it is a great idea. I have done something similar to that. I posted a report after my grandmother had passed and asked everyone to hold their next fish they caught up high for my nan. I saved the post and the pics of some of the fish that folks posted for my nan and they are in a scrapbook. It was one of the best things that I did and I think you will appreciate the coffee table just as much as I do the scrapbook. Next fish I catch I will hold up high for your dad too.

Again great post, thank you for sharing it with us.

[Spanky SC]

Thanks to each and everyone of you that sent your prayers and kind words after I posted my thoughts of  my Dad and his passing. This forum shows that with everything going on in the world, you all took time out of your busy lives to drop me an e-mail. Some of you sent it to others to help support them in life and that is what Dad would have wanted

Thank You!! Thank You!!

Your actions reminded me of another thing my Dad told me when I was young. He said  are always good people out there and you find the best people at the end of a fishing pole. I think it is true of this forum as well.

God Bless you all and Memorial Day will be just that this year for me. Remembering My Dad by taking a Retired Military friend fishing who has not fished in over ten years.

I will be trying to catch that ten pouned Dad always wished for, and I'll catch a few fish in memory of others you all may have lost.

Mrs Matstone, I'll catch one for Grandma Too!

[JaxBasser]

I've never met my father before. My grandfather is the one that taught me how to fish. Your post has made me tear up thinking back about all of the great memories I had with him on the water. I lost him about 10 years ago to cancer and it was very very hard on me.

I'm very sorry for your loss.