I guess I'm like any other concerned father, except that nobody else's son guns a cycle over 17 pickups without holding on to the handlebars.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Fathers in today's modern families can be so many things.
As a father, safety is always a top of mind issue for me.
At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now, my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum - that gun weighed more than I did!
People are concerned, here again, about life, and haven't given a whole lot of attention to how you make fathers responsible for the lives they bring into the world.
Anyone who reads my work will see that there are often difficult relationships between fathers and sons.
Many very strong fathers have turned out ineffectual sons by not allowing them to grow as men.
It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.
I said I wanted to strap guns on an El Camino. When I brought it up at a meeting, they said great. I realized there's no adult in the room.
My dad wouldn't even start the car until he heard the click of every seat belt.
Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe.