http://www.patrickwardphd.com Patrick Ward, Marriage and Family Therapist, Enriching Lives and Building Relationship Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:42:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2007/06/01/the-gift-of-a-fathers-presence/ http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2007/06/01/the-gift-of-a-fathers-presence/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:15:07 +0000 Patrick Ward http://67.15.157.12/~patrickw/?p=81 Father’s Day is coming soon.  What kind of present have you picked out in celebration of Father’s Day?  In regards to common Father’s Day presents, Bill Cosby is quoted as saying “Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.”  I have not yet received soap-on-a-rope from my kids, but I’ll be happy when I do.  My happiness will come from knowing that my kids were thinking good thoughts about me when they picked out a gift or made me a picture. Continue

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