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David” (1 Kings 2:10, KJV).
Washington’s readers would
instantly have recognized the
reference. For some years,
it eluded me. Did that Bible
reference also escape my
learned teachers?
We are coming to the point -
and may already have passed
it - when Americans will
no longer recognize what it
means to sleep, or to wake,
with our fathers. As Washing
ton Post columnist Kathleen
Parker acerbically writes, Fa
ther may be the new F-word.
The French understand what
is at issue in the new laws
abolishing mother and father
in their legal code. ’’Everyone
needs the love of a mother
and a father,” said a 10-year-
old marcher in one of their
recent, massive Paris street
demonstrations. As if he
had uttered an obscenity, the
YouTube video of the boy’s
comments has since been
removed.
Now that I have passed
that meridian that George
Washington called ’’the grand
climacteric,” 60 years, I can
affirm his words. I can appre
ciate what it means to sleep
with our Fathers. I’m grate
ful for my own father, and
for our country’s Founding
Father. In speaking thus from
Scripture, Washington was a
model father and protector,
a good and wise Grounding
Father.
Robert Morrison is a senior
fellow at the Family Research
Council.
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Awareness Lessons From My Dad
My father was bom and
grew up on the mean streets
of Chicago. Some would
describe his childhood as
colorful. Yeah, that’s it,
colorful. Others might call
it delinquent, but I prefer
colorful. His experiences
played a large part in his
idea of raising children—
particularly girl children. I
think he thought of Miami
as Chicago with palm trees.
In his defense, Miami could
be nearly as dangerous as the
Windy City.
Daddy wanted his girls
to be confident and able to
handle themselves in any
situation. Now, some would
say he went a bit far in some
areas. But I don’t know. I’ve
gotten through some pretty
hairy situations because of
the training my Dad gave us.
The primary focus of
which was staying alive—
survival of the fittest. Of
course, having a five-year
old think about possibly
losing limbs and training
her to use both the right and
left hands was probably a bit
much. But, hey, when I say
I can multitask I’m not just
whistling Dixie.
From a very young age
Dad wanted us to be aware
of our surroundings, aware
of the people around us, and
be able to assess a situation
and quickly act accordingly.
Toward that end my Dad
would walk up behind
us at say a grocery store.
“What is the lady behind
you wearing?” “Where’s
the nearest exit?” “There’s
a guy to your left. Describe
him.” No, really. If the
whole possibly losing limbs
thing wasn’t involved, these
exercises in preparedness
might have seemed like a
game.
I dated a University of
Miami football player who
was 6’2” tall, weighed in
at 243 pounds and was an
all-around macho man. I’d
always told this rough and
tumble hunk not to worry
about or wait for me if we
ever got into a dangerous
situation. We’d joked about
it many times. After dancing
ourselves silly into the wee
hours one night we went to
La Carretta’s for some of the
absolutely best Cuban food
ever.
Around 3:00 a.m. we’re
sitting there talking, eating
great food and having a blast
when a blast of a different
sort rang out. Someone
was shooting an automatic
weapon. Living in Miami you
learn how and when to hit
the deck. By the time Victor
surfaced from the madness I
was down the block watching
all of the emergency vehicle
lights.
You see, I’m glad Dad
was so diligent about our
knowing where exits were
located. Wherever I go it’s
the first thing I take in. Not
only did I know where the
public access exits were
located, I knew the employee
exits as well. Oh, if you’re
ever in a similar situation
and can’t get to an exit, go to
the bathroom and wait it out.
Most bad guys aren’t going
to go searching there for
would-be victims.
Never sitting with your
back to a door is another one
of the things Dad ingrained
in us. Getting seated when
we were all together must
have seemed like demented
musical chairs to onlookers.
Nobody wanted that seat with
the door at their back. I’ve
become a bit slack when it
comes to never pulling into
a parking space. “You don’t
want to have to look over
your shoulder if you’re trying
to get away.”
And, of course, what
sort of survival training
wouldn’t include learning
self-defense? Daddy taught
us to defend ourselves, too.
This one time Daddy was
teaching my sister and I
how to do a side kick. His
technique was a thing of
beauty. Unfortunately, he
misjudged the distance and
put his foot through the wall.
This resulted in a jagged
foot-sized hole in the dining
room wall.
We panicked. My Mom
would be home from work
in less than an hour. What
to do? What to do? There
wasn’t enough time for even
the busiest of bees to repair
a hole that size. Could it
be covered with furniture?
Probably, but we’d have to
do a top to bottom clean to
camouflage the reason for
moving things around.
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Trenesia Y. Stubbs
We moved the china
cabinet in front of the hole,
turned the table, made
everything shine and sparkle
and scattered. By the time
Mom walked through the
door I’d settled down with
a good book, my sister
reattached the telephone to
her ear and Dad fled to their
bedroom—pretending sleep.
At dinner Mom ooohed and
ahhhed at how beautiful
everything looked and
complimented us on doing
such a great job.
As she headed into
the kitchen to get desert
she called back over her
shoulder, “And nobody’s
going anywhere until that
wall is repaired.” There is
no defense against Mom
superpowers. But Dad
prepared us well and with
love. Thank you Daddy.
Thank you for the love, the
preparation and continuing to
be on call anytime your little
girls need you. We always
will.
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Mackenzie Rogers recieved a certificate from Crawford County Elementary School for hav
ing perfect attendance for the last 5 years. She was the only 5th grade student to receive this
award.
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Open letter to the citizens of
Roberta and Crawford County
During the Crawford County
Republican Party convention
it was decided that we ask
Representative Robert Dickey
to explore the possibility of
forming a study committee for
considering the consolidation
of the City of Roberta with
Crawford County. Commission
Chairman Dean Fripp and
Mayor Becky Smith are being
asked to see that the study
goes forward.
If needed, the Regional
Commission could be used to
facilitate the meetings with
the consolidations of several
governments m the state we
feel this is something that a
lot of study being done before
any decisions are drawn. This
should be a win for both the
City and the County.
Charles Cook Chairman
Crawford County
Republican Party
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