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Father - Son Time

One of the rare treats in my life is spending one-on-one time with my boy. He's such a good kid - so smart and happy. He makes me feel good to be around. I hope he always likes to hang out with the old man... Even if it IS at my office...

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Yeah, but Dads ALWAYS feel that way.

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Bill Cobabe said…
And really, sons always feel that way, too. I sure love you, pop.
Anonymous said…
Maybe you should tell him that we all used to love going on Plumbing jobs with Dad...an office is much better...
Bill Cobabe said…
True dat, Shell. It doesn't really matter, does it? Time with dad is always cool. Especially when it's at CROWN BURGER... (still drooling...) Office is better, since he can play online games here. He plays games at home, too, but there's something about the "online" games...
Amie Cobb said…
I always loved going on jobs with dad. He always made me feel important and needed...even though I mostly got in the way. ;)
LivingstonClan said…
Ya--dito. I loved getting to be dad's "plumber helper!" I was thinking about this yesterday, and I always thought it was cool that dad could fix so many things, and had super human strength. And sometimes I got a Happy meal afterwards--shh, don't tell!

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