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FirstLight

(15,342 posts)
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 09:48 PM Jun 15

Father's Day moment, that made me giggle

You want to hear a funny one for Father's day? I was going to the store really quick cuz I forgot to get cat food. And the guy on the corner is tearing up his old deck and so there's a bunch of wood on the corner. Looks like redwood actually in good condition at least not too fucked up. I saw him out there and I stopped and asked him if he was going to throw it away and if I could come over and maybe get some of that wood. He said yeah we chatted for a minute.


As I drove away I burst into laughter and realized just how much I am Bill Marsh's daughter! "Yeah yeah that wood looks okay we could still use that for something"...
😜🥰

My dad was the king of repurposing recycling and making things out of scraps! He may be gone but I still have his workhorses and other things in my garage that he left there from working on my house years ago. And yes, I intend to go grab some of that wood and use it in my yard!

I just love the fact that my father still lives on in me in so many ways. And as much as I have teared up today missing him I can hug myself and talk to him on the other side and remember that he taught me so much...

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Father's Day moment, that made me giggle (Original Post) FirstLight Jun 15 OP
well said stopdiggin Jun 15 #1
yeah, my folks were depression babies, so they definitely had that tendency. FirstLight Jun 15 #2
Yeah me too Figarosmom Jun 15 #3

stopdiggin

(13,946 posts)
1. well said
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 10:25 PM
Jun 15

and there is a running joke shared around amongst my siblings ...
"And I am NOT a hoarder! ..... There's just lots of good stuff .... "

The generation preceding us had the excuse of having seen real scarcity ....
We're not exactly sure what the hell our excuse is ....
But - there's thrifty - and then there's ....

FirstLight

(15,342 posts)
2. yeah, my folks were depression babies, so they definitely had that tendency.
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 10:32 PM
Jun 15

Dad was WAYYYY worse though, he'd always bring home stuff that he "found" (trash on the side of the road) that je was sure he'd make something out of...

I try to not be the same way...but I do see a LOT of crap around my house and think...oops!

Figarosmom

(6,440 posts)
3. Yeah me too
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:29 PM
Jun 15

I laugh and say "yeah, alright" I am just like you" to both my Mom & Dad when doing stuff.😊

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