So, the annual day is upon us.
Father’s Day. Thought about doing a show - and having teenage athletes tell some stories about their dads.
Then, I changed my mind - but not for long. When the mother of a baseball player at the Rogers Centre told me “you had one for Mother’s Day, you owe it to the fathers”.
OK. When I started to ask high school athletes if they’d like to talk about sports, school and life with dad…seven of the first eight either gave me strange looks, flatly declined or said they were busy. Bit odd, I kept digging like a reporter and was very curious about the hesitations and getting turned down.
Now, I know the reasons.
Three athletes told me they didn’t know their father. Two more said their father just picked up and left, one told me he was beaten and his father was in a correctional institution.
Yup, I eventually did hit home. I do have some guests talking about their dad this Sunday morning from 9am to 10am on THE HIGH SCHOOL SHOW.
But these are the warm and cudly stories.
I really do believe that listeners really want to know about the positive impact fathers have had on their children. Same for grandfathers, uncles, stepfathers, Big Brothers - and just guys who have been that fatherly figure for many young people growing up with just a mother.
I really do get irked seeing teenage girls crying, jealous about their friends whose dads took them all out for an ice cream, a trip somewhere or even a ride to a game.
Happy Father’s Day - to the guys who care.
As for the others………
