Dad's day.

It is father’s day. The day we substitute our devotion and love for mom to dad for 24 hours, just so we can get the keys to the car and a shot at the ATM card.  Just kidding of course.

Dad’s are important.   

Vital, say some researchers.  Kids that grow up in a two parent home with an engaged father present have a 70% better chance of graduating on time and fitting into society as a whole. A higher percentage of them will avoid a life of crime, jail time and even unemployment – not sure how that one works, but according to research it does.

Seventy percent. Odds like that would make even Vegas sit up and take notice. 

the role that dad assumes is that of cop, teacher, judge and slow pitch coach. He is a critic and healer and the chauffeur when mom is too busy to drive. he is a provider and a defender and when it is late at night, he is a good story teller...especially of really scary stories that make moms around the world shout, "Dear that's enough of that!" So to all the fathers out there who work everyday and come home and get plugged into their children’s lives, I want to thank you. A dad’s role is so very important. Not just as a disciplinarian, but as a source of love and nurture.

Mom’s are special too…don’t get me wrong, but today, a salute to Pops. Remember, anyone can father a child. But it takes a real man to be a father.

So dads out there, hoist a beer, a glass of wine, a coke or just a glass of ice-cold water and have one on me.  Cheers, dads. You’re the best.