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June 16, 2002
Dental exams and Al Pacino's mom
Daddy Lester here: Quinn's been examining my teeth a lot lately. I'm not sure what she hopes to find, but she seems intent on removing them.
I'll sit with her on my lap or my tummy, and she'll put her hands all over my face, and try to pull off my glasses. Then, if I have my mouth open at all, she'll reach a hand inside and grab my lower teeth and start pulling. Pulling HARD, as if my lower jaw is just going to pop loose for her to play with. Sometimes she gets kind of upset that they don't move. Maybe she has a career in dentistry ahead of her.
Today's my first Father's Day, and I never imagined I would ever have one, much less enjoy it and be proud of all that I've done.
I was reading the latest Esquire's article on Al Pacino, and I ran across this:
My mother died before I made it. You know, here's what I really remember about my mother. We're on the top floor of our tenement. It's freezing out. I have to go to school the next day. I'm maybe ten years old. Down in the alleyway, my friends are calling up to me. They want me to go traveling around with them at night and have some real fun. My mother wouldn't let me. I remember being so angry with her. "Why can't I go out like everyone else?" On and on I screamed at her. She endured my wrath. And she saved my life. Because those guys down in the alley — none of them are around right now. I don't think about it that much. But it touches me now as I'm talking about it. She didn't want me out in the streets late at night. I had to do my homework. And I'm sitting here right now because of it. It's so simple, isn't it? But we forget, we just forget.
Such a heavy responsibility Amy and I have with Quinn, and one I hope we live up to...
Posted by Andy at June 16, 2002 8:41 AM
Comments
Happy Father's Day (a little late) Andy!Quinn will be an awesome person, (she is now), just like her parents when she grows up. You already have the most important thing, a strong foundation to build on.Take care,*Love,*Kel
Posted by: Kelli at June 17, 2002 7:15 AM