The Dynamic Duo

For awhile I have been wanting to have a guest blogger. Thinking about my Anniverary got me thinking about the man I have been married to for 32 years, and why I’m still around. ( A better question may be why HE is still around, come to think of it). I could tell you of his many fine character attributes, but I think instead I’ll let our youngest son Jim tell you in a little speech he wrote for a high school class in the year 2002…..............

Why My Dad is My Hero

Someone can be a hero to someone else for a lot of different reasons. One reason may be sports. Depending on the sport a person likes, their hero may be the best player in that sport or maybe just the best player on that person’s favorite team. That person may spend hours each day practicing their favorite sport and pretending that they are their hero. Michael Jordan is a hero to many people because he is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Kids everywhere dream about being Michael Jordan and making shots to win the NBA championship. Another way a person may become a hero is by being courageous. A soldier may be someone’s hero because they risk their lives to save someone else. A person may even be someone else’s hero just by making a lot of money. Someone may think of Bill Gates as their hero and want to be just like him because he can buy anything he wants.
To me a hero does not have to be an athlete. He should be courageous but he doesn’t need to constantly risk his life to save others. He also does not need to be rich or famous.
A hero is someone you can always look up to. He should work hard and get the money he has honestly. He should not worry about himself all of the time. He should be more concerned about those around him. A hero should stand up for what he thinks is right all of the time. He should always have the courage to be who he is even if it means that somebody won’t like him.
My dad is my hero because of all of those reasons and more. He does not have a lot of money, but he works harder than anyone I know for the money that he does have. Even though he has never played sports himself and doesn’t really like them he always goes to all of my games to support me. If he sees something going on that he feels is wrong he will fight against it. He never pretends to be something he is not just to please other people.
There are a lot of things that I would like to be that my dad is not. I would obviously like to be a great athlete and make a lot of money. But to me a hero does not have to be a person that you want to be an exact copy of. To me a hero is someone that has certain great qualities that you would like to take, and use to build yourself into the person you would like to be. So even though my dad may not be the exact person that I want to be, he is my hero.

How, you may wonder, was I able to locate this speech after all this time? It was easy. UltraDad carries a copy of it around in his wallet.

UltraMom