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Father’s Day, Men’s health
Remembering my father and thoughts on Father’s day
We think of men as a symbol of power, authority and sensibility at the same time
We associate men with hunters, warriors and, at the same time, with the Father or Padre.
Coincidentally, my father was born in June.
I remember him well.
As a child, I was waiting for him to come from work and bring me something.
I did not have siblings.
I had only my father and my mother.
I learned to respect my father as I grew up.
I also criticized him for abuses towards my mother and for his mistakes.
That was the part I hated the most, but I had to do it.
My mother loved him because he was my father and took good care of him in the last few years of his life.
When he passed away in his mid-80s, I flew to the other half of the world for his funerals on a long night. At that time, I was a father myself.
There were many people who knew my father well.
He was an old school guy.
