 it s father s day on sunday a gentle reminder from your humble blogscribe june 15 2011  don t forget this one okay now we all know that the penalty for not remembering mother s day is pretty severe in fact most of us only forget it once however if you forget father s day chances are he s just going to go on about his business mowing the yard washing the car and fixing the things that have fallen apart etc no big deal or in the past perhaps you ve gotten the old man something really thoughtful like a new weed trimmer or something that he has to assemble and install right  take a look at the group of happy people in the stock photography collection below    for the most part the dads that show up in stock photography are happy people and for the most part in real life dads are happy people we love our kids and our families we work hard to support the homestead and that s really what we re all about we try diligently to always  be there  for our kids because believe it or not  we were kids once too oh by the way if you happen to be a daughter we were also there for you when  1 you were a teenager and you introduced us to the most recent love of your life a young gentleman with a look in his eye that is universal to all fathers of daughters fortunately these candidates for our daughter s affections instinctively understand the sound of a 12 gauge shotgun being racked up 2 the night you uh missed your curfew and we were reminded of this fact by the local law enforcement agency via a 200 am phone call 3 that time that you announced that your car was not running very well and it turned out there was no oil in the engine crankcase ahhhhh but we always loved you regardless oh by the way if you happen to be a son we were also there for you when  1 we asked the question what happened to all the food in the refrigerator it appears to have vanished and we were met with that wonderful teenage male look of   who me  2 we asked the question i seem to be missing a bottle of very good brandy from the liquor cabinet the trash can in the alley is full of uh aluminum cans and somebody s undergarments seem to be hanging from the hedge it seems all this took place while your mother and i were gone for the weekend and we were met with that wonderful teenage male look of   who me  3 we asked the question how did the car get into the driveway when there is absolutely no fuel in the vehicle and we were met with that wonderful teenage male look of   who me  ahhhhh but we always loved you regardless so boys and girls this father s day let s do it right shall we  here are some things that your dad would really enjoy  a great father s ring inscribed with dad on both sides very tasteful and certain to become an heirloom he ll wear it with pride  speaking on behalf of the majority of dad sohhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhh you know in your heart he deserves thisglendale pawn and jewelry can make it happen these days families come in all kinds of configurations single parents blended families guardians  and it s all good the universal and uniting factor in all of this is that hopefully there was somebody there for you somebody believed in you somebody cheered you on and was proud of you if your dad is no longer with us honor someone else s father or a person who had a positive influence in your life it s not always about gender role models who step into the role of father can be anyone who looked out for your well being provided a positive example  and picked you up when you skinned your knees note to all the fathers of teenagers   gpawn is the voice of experience on this trust me hang in there you can make it someday they ll give you grandkids and then  payback time  once again thanks for stopping by  gpawn also known as dad  send your comments about this blog posting to  info arizonapawnshopscom please include your permission to make your comments public or let us know if you d rather keep them private we love to hear from you  comment  wtg trust gpawn he most definitely has experience with 4 teenagers and all their moments keep up the awesome blog i love reading all the comments sheryl tags pawn shops glendale pawn and jewelry gifts father s day holiday dad teenagers   blog post  pawn shops glendale pawn and jewelry gifts father s day holiday dad teenagers don t forget this one okay now we all know that the penalty for not remembering mother s day is pretty severe in fact most of us only forget it once however if you forget father s day chances are he s just going to go on about his business mowing the yard washing the car and fixing the things that have fallen apart etc no big deal 