Sunday, June 18, 2017

My Dad's Favorite Movies

I wrote this three years ago, and each time I've thought about writing something different or new for Father's Day I keep coming back to this. I hope it makes you smile-

I sat down to write something about Father's Day - this being my first without him - and inevitably it turned sappy and sad. My dad could be sappy at times especially with my mom (especially in public, to the horror of my sister and me when we were young) but he was never sad.

I started thinking about ways I could share him with you all. Maybe it's the beginning of the summer blockbuster season or a lull in the sports year, but talking about his favorite movies is a good way to bring him around on Father's Day and hopefully smile a bit at the same time.

There are some stereotypical dad movies on here. There's also a movie he never saw (it'll make sense) and a surprising-but-not-all-that-surprising-if-you-know-him entry at the top of the list. Here we go...

My Dad's Favorite Movies

I wrote this three years ago, and each time I've thought about writing something different or new for Father's Day I keep coming ba...