7 Responses to “Stand-In” Dads helped me make my life

1. 

   MC

   June 20, 2010 at 9:06 am

   A reader posted this note about today’s column on an earlier Dad’s posting since I didn’t have this one up yet —

   “Kudos on a fabulous article. I am sure many of the men that have passed through your life (and see this piece) and offered support are smiling right now!” J. DeVries

   Thanks J. — for reading and for commenting. I hope they see it too (though some of them are out of state) and know how very grateful I am for the time — whether little or great — they took to help guide me in my life.
2. 

   Ingrid

   June 22, 2010 at 2:23 pm

   Wonderful column in the Herald-Tribune on Father’s Day!
3. 

   MC

   June 22, 2010 at 2:27 pm

   Thanks Ingrid! Nice to hear from you!
4. 

   Susan Hicks

   June 22, 2010 at 2:50 pm

   Tom and I both loved this column, MC. As the neighborhood stand-in husband and dad, and as a young man whose dad died when he was in his early 20s, he knows both ends – of being and needing that man needed to help a young person move towards their goals.
   I’m always delighted by your ability to take a common theme and address and exemplify it through personal stories. Write on, MC, and I’ll keep reading!
5. 

   MC

   June 22, 2010 at 3:01 pm

   Susan — thanks so much to both you and Tom for taking the time to read the piece and drop a note to me. It’s music to a writer’s ears (as you know!) to hear that a piece resonates with someone, and I appreciate you taking the time to let me know.

   All best back to you both — and thanks to Tom for being a stand-in for others.

   MC
6. 

   Ron

   June 22, 2010 at 3:39 pm

   Very nice thoughts, and you are right.
7. 

   MC

   June 22, 2010 at 3:47 pm

   Thanks Ron — for visiting the site and posting a comment; appreciate the feedback and hope you come back!

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