Ethan Parker

What did you do for your dad?

This father’s day Eric and I went up to our parent’s house. Eric went back to Provo later that night and I stayed because I had a little business to do in that part of the woods. It’s funny but adults really don’t get many opportunities to spend time with just they and their parents. When you’re all grown up and gone you usually see your folks at family gatherings when everyone else is there or you’re with your spouse. It’s neat to get to know them better as people and not just givers of meals and wheels.

I have a great dad. Many of my classmates at BYU have dads that are VP’s at Frito Lay, Presidents of this, or CFOs of that. Many of my classmates at BYU also very unfortunately don’t really know their dads or don’t have the best relationship. There are exceptions, yes, but I’m grateful that we always came first. My dad said that he never felt like he fit in all that well with the officers in the Air Force because they would golf and go to the bar in their free time where he always wanted to camp, shoot, and/or ride motorcycles and spend time with his kids. I never questioned whether my dad loved us as kids, we were really lucky.