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Greatest Father’s Day Gift
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Adoption
By Clifton Bush
The manner of giving shows the character of the giver.
~Johann Kaspar Lavater It was a beautiful Sunday morning in 1998, and it was a special day at my house. My two teenaged kids were going to treat Dad to breakfast for Father’s Day. Then the phone rang. Once again my family was asked to sacrifice their day and put their plans on hold while Dad, the detective, responded to the needs of another.
I was advised that there was a fifteen-year-old female rape victim at the hospital in a nearby city. I assured my family that I would be home quickly and that this should not take too long. My wife and teenaged daughter just gave me the “Yeah, right” smile that I had seen so many times before and sent me on my way. (Keep reading)
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