Comments on: Reading Lessons from Our Dads http://nobadlanguage.net/reading-lessons-from-our-dads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reading-lessons-from-our-dads There's no bad language, only unfortunate choices. Wed, 15 May 2013 01:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Vickie Bates http://nobadlanguage.net/reading-lessons-from-our-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Vickie Bates Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:11:31 +0000 http://nobadlanguage.net/?p=869#comment-1145 Hi Rita,

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments on this Father’s Day post.

I can see how a love of travel, the enticing promises of maps, and stunning photography in National Geographic would pass on a tradition from one generation to the next. What a wonderful legacy your father has given you! So glad you’re blogging about all of these subjects and sharing your amazing photography to boot.

]]> By: rita wechter http://nobadlanguage.net/reading-lessons-from-our-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 rita wechter Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:05:52 +0000 http://nobadlanguage.net/?p=869#comment-1144 I love your last paragraph, Vickie. Sharing the written word is a profound way to bridge gaps—chasms even—between two people. What a touching final gesture.

My Dad didn’t read to us in the conventional sense when we were young. But he still had an impact. Our house was full of books, magazines and encyclopedias and, when my Dad wasn’t watching baseball, he could be found most evenings sitting in a chair by the end table— reading travel magazines, pouring over maps, or thumbing through National Geographic guidebooks.
I’m sure I inherited my love of travel from him!

Rita

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