Of a Father’s and Sons’ Day
This upcoming Father’s Day, the sixteenth of June 2019, will
be a particularly happy one, because you — the children of all my dear wives —
will gather around me as together we celebrate the survival of our unique
relationships despite my separation from your mothers’ by divorce, death, and
distance.
More than anything that I have accomplished, more than
anything that I have contributed, more than anything that I have ever done with
my life — the influence that I have had — for better or for worse — on you four
thoughtful, hard-working, capable men is my evidence, my testament — the sole
worth of my existence.
I am joyful beyond measure with the knowledge that I have
added such positive value to this always challenging, often cruel, but
ultimately beautiful life, and the world in which we have chosen — together —
to live in harmony.
Thank you, Adam Howard, Benjamin Franklin, Jefferson
Montaigne, and Robert Támas for giving me this very special Father’s Day.
