My Father retired this year. After 45 years with the same company. Pretty extraordinary and not likely to be something I, or anyone of my generation will experience.
I had the pleasure of accompanying my Dad, along with my Mum, to his send off celebrations this week, a truly wonderful experience.
Something happens as you get older, you see your parents as people, not just protectors, providers or whatever else of the hundreds of things they are to a child. I was completely happy, proud and inspired to get a glimpse of the life my Dad leads away from his family.
It turns out, as I have always suspected, that he is respected, that he was a good boss, a great workmate, a wonderful friend...and most people think he is pretty darn good. Yes, as I always suspected, my Dad is a good man. A great man.
Here's to my Dad, Terry Buckley. My hero.
I have had a week of mixed reviews....up, down, you name it, I felt it this week. I finished this week high though, and happy, and relieved. People are so complex, so surprising, so unpredictable....I just love them. So if you're a person out there, look out, coz chances are, I have a little crush on you.
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