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Who Is Your Gold Standard Dad?

From the lens My Dad: The Gold Standard.

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  • vallain Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:38 am | delete
    Wonderful memories! Squid angel blessings on this page and it will be featured on You've Been Blessed.
  • Philippians468 Jun 13, 2011 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    thank you for sharing from your heart! am touched by your sharing! cheers
  • windygig Jan 21, 2011 @ 4:40 am | delete
    I confess, you made me cry. I miss my Dad so much and they sound like similar men, except Dad was for Kennedy. About six months after my dad died, mom called in a panic that she could not really remember the sound of his voice. After quite a search, I found a short movie clip of sound for her. Old home movies were not talkies. Yes, record them.
    This is so beautiful.
  • darciefrench Dec 16, 2010 @ 6:15 pm | delete
    Beautiful tribute to your Dad.
  • TopStyleTravel Dec 7, 2009 @ 4:29 pm | delete
    A lovely and touching tribute. Thanks for sharing. My condolences to you and your family. John 5:28,29.
  • Tipi Nov 30, 2009 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    This is a point if contact with our Dad's that have passed on. It is my pleasure to feel your love again, that I feel for my Dad. ~ Blessed again by a Squid Angel!
  • ImproveMeU Nov 30, 2009 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    My condolences on your loss and I want to thank you for such a beautiful tribute to your dad
  • 24websurf Nov 29, 2009 @ 7:23 pm | delete
    Having been out of town, I apologize for being late getting here to offer my condolences. My dad has always been my hero too. This lens and the update have brought great clarity for me. I am deeply touched by the love you have shown for your wonderful father.
    ~Blessed by a Squid Angel~
  • EverythingMouse Nov 29, 2009 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Blessings to you Margo. What a wonderful tribute to your Dad.
  • Tipi Nov 27, 2009 @ 7:48 pm | delete
    This is going to be an even more important lens to you now Margo. I'm glad that your Dad lived such a good life and passed so many wonderful things down to you. Bless your big loving heart. I am honored that you have shared these memories with us all. Blessed by an angel.
  • stargazer00 Nov 27, 2009 @ 12:44 am | delete
    A blessing for your dad. This is a very nice tribute for him.
  • KimGiancaterino Nov 25, 2009 @ 12:06 am | delete
    Blessings for your wonderful dad.
  • mysticmama Nov 24, 2009 @ 6:51 pm | delete
    A beautiful tribute, my thoughts are with you & your family.... Blessed!
  • sloanesart Nov 24, 2009 @ 6:11 pm | delete
    what a great lens. thanks so much for me realizing how important my dad is. Think Ill go give him a call now.
  • Christene Nov 24, 2009 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • mbrownauthor Feb 1, 2009 @ 7:03 pm | delete
    Margo...This lens really touched me. I lost my dad in November of 2007. We were never really close, but he sure took good care of me and mom, and I miss him greatly. 5*s.
  • PosterChildSmile Jan 17, 2009 @ 2:53 am | delete
    There's a lot of love here. Your heart is in it. Must have been fun to build this up like you have. Lasting memories.
  • ClaudetteKeith Dec 30, 2008 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    Wow. That is a great lense about Dad,

    Thanks for sharing
    Claudette
  • DAD1104 Nov 30, 2008 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    The memories are all we have; but what great memories. Give someone a HUG today if not for them , then for the memory.
  • GrowWear Nov 22, 2008 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    Loved reading this tribute to your father! What a blessing is Miss Rose!
  • JaguarJulie Nov 21, 2008 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    Margo, quite a touching and sensitive lens that is a lovely tribute to your dad and other dads who persevered to support their families financially and with love! The printing industry was and still is a tough profession. Kudos my dear!
  • Comfortdoc Nov 21, 2008 @ 8:53 am | delete
    A lovely father's day tribute long before father's day.
  • Joan4 Nov 21, 2008 @ 7:07 am | delete
    What a beautiful tribute to your dad! One of my favorite quotes is "Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad!" I am so thankful for the dads in my own life, my dad, my husband as dad to our children, and watching our son be "super dad".
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 20, 2008 @ 6:17 pm | in reply to Family-Legacy-Mom | delete
    Thanks for that story. I am sorry he had to go through that, but he made good use of it. A good man!
  • Family-Legacy-Mom Nov 20, 2008 @ 6:10 pm | delete
    "The little blond in his lap suddenly died." What a tender story. I was very touched. My grandfather lost his own child at the age of 4 to pneumonia. He said, "Something very serious happened when I lost my son, Lot. He was my life." My grandfather made a vow to become a better person after that. He started going to church with his wife and he threw away his cigarettes. The death of his son changed him.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Nov 20, 2008 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    What a beautiful tribute. I never knew my father so I envy what you have. My mother, uncles and older brothers filled in the gap but its not the same. Girls need their fathers.
    Beautiful, beautiful lens.
    Lizzy
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 20, 2008 @ 5:51 am | in reply to aj2008 | delete
    Good idea, Rose is pretty special
  • aj2008 Nov 20, 2008 @ 5:37 am | delete
    My Dad is my hero too! And my husband is a hero to his girls and both his step children - one day I will make a lens about both of them. Looks like you need to make a lens about your friend Rose as well.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 20, 2008 @ 5:07 am | delete
    Thanks! and I see you added Andy Taylor. How could this NC resident have for gotten him!
  • OhMe Nov 20, 2008 @ 4:54 am | delete
    Oh WOW, What a way to start the day. This is absolutely beautiful. I don't even know your dad but I love him anyway. Tell him for me and give him a big hug.

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Margo_Arrowsmith

Margo Arrowsmith received the "Lens of the Day" Twice

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