one more time ..a wish on fathers day

so it is father's day. for those lucky enough to be a father, it is a day more than a hallmark card, it is just one more reminder of the responsibility and power being a parent requires.

so it is father day and i have watched for 31 father's days, my son grow and delight, finding dreams and desires, balancing pitfalls and pandaemonium, and setting course headed for goals and galaxies beyond.

so it is fathers day, and i have watched for 28 father's days, my daughter gain confidences and collect choices and chances, walking the tightrope between the agony and the glory, always seeking horizons beyond the last momentous mountains.

so it is fathers day, and i, the moment, the second the instant, each child was born, swore they would be equally eligible in this great country, to achieve the best they sought, because they were a part of a place so vast and full of promise, that if they worked at it, and fought hard for it, no matter what "it" might be, it could be had.

i ask you president obama, on this fathers day, when you reflect on your two precious daughters, and wonder where their lot in life ahead will lead to, do you first look back and see what could have been a mirky history of slavery, then "white" only laws finally changed to form a new direction in acceptance and non discrimination. laws created by leaders who rose above politics and what might have been political savvy for their career if they had only caved into the hate and bigotry so many would have preferred? do you look back at how brave they were, and wonder what a difference it now has made for you and your daughters. and mister president, do you ever wonder if you have the same backbone to not drag your feet on allowing the gay and lesbian boys and girls, children of american parents like you and i to find their dreams. to say loud and proud, replacing your political correctness and rhetoric with human kindness and compassion and pointing to your consciousness by saying ENOUGH. "i" can make the difference. history now begins with "ME."

no more separate but equal for the lbgt children of america. we need change NOW that we can count on, and might you say, mister president, you can count on "ME", as president to make that change IMMEDIATELY!

happy father's day to all those dads who really love not only their children, but all children.