A Father at Different Stages of Life through a Son’s Eyes
- 4 years old: “My father is great.”
- 6 years old: “My father knows everything; he is the smartest.”
- 10 years old: “My father is good, but he gets angry sometimes.”
- 12 years old: “When I was little, my father used to behave so nicely with me.”
- 16 years old: “My father is outdated. Honestly, he doesn’t know anything , though he thinks he knows the world.”
- 18 years old: “My father is becoming more irritable and stubborn day by day. Its best to stay quiet and keep a distance.”
- 20 years old: “Oh no! Staying with my father is unbearable. I don’t know how Mom tolerates him.”
- 25 years old: “My father opposes everything I say. Who knows when he will understand the world? Why does he push me away this away.”
- 30 years old: “I love my little kid , just the way my father loved me. But i want to keep them safe from my fathers anger.”
- 40 years old: “I admire how my father handled the struggles and raised all of us siblings. I wish I could go back and be a little kid and sit in my fathers lap again.”
- 50 years old: “My father did everything to the best of his abilities. He was a human , influenced by the society around him , and his childhood experiences as a son. He still tried his best.”
- 55 years old: “My father was so farsighted; he organized everything well for all of us siblings. I thank him for setting all of us in the right direction in life and for giving me a good life.”
- 60 years old: “My father was truly great. He took care of all of us until his last breath. If i have known God and true love , it was him.”
The truth is that it takes a full 60 years to truly understand a father.