Father Through The Years

4 years: My Daddy can do anything
7 years: My Dad knows a lot, a whole lot
8 years: My Father doesn't quite know everything
12 years: Oh well, naturally Father doesn't know everything
14 years: Father? Hopelessly old-fashioned
18 years: I know more than Dad
21 years: Oh, that man is out of date. What did you expect?
25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much
30 years: Must find out what Dad thinks about it
35 years: A little patience; let's get Dad's idea first
50 years: What would Dad have thought about it?
60 years: My Dad knew literally everything
65 years: I wish I could talk it over with my Dad once more

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A look at how children's perceptions of dad change from the early years to the later years. From Parent City.