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"Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour."    ~William Wordsworth, London 1802 

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Chance1216 4/3/2023 7:18pm
4/3/2023 7:18pm

That’s actually pretty inspiring. I’ve never heard it before. Thanks for sharing that. 

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MudPup545 4/5/2023 10:28am
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Wow! Thank you for posting this. My son is 18, class valedictorian and graduates on my birthday. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to find an appropriate, meaningful gift to give him from father to son. This brought a tear to my eye. Just ordered a framed copy of this. 

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JAFO92 4/5/2023 12:11pm
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MudPup545 wrote:
Wow! Thank you for posting this. My son is 18, class valedictorian and graduates on my birthday. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to find an...

Wow! Thank you for posting this. My son is 18, class valedictorian and graduates on my birthday. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to find an appropriate, meaningful gift to give him from father to son. This brought a tear to my eye. Just ordered a framed copy of this. 

Congrats to your fine son and well done Dad !

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vet323 4/5/2023 12:18pm
4/5/2023 12:18pm

I read this to my son at his wedding reception. It took me an embarrassingly long time to get through it.

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MudPup545 6/4/2023 5:17pm
6/4/2023 5:17pm

Today was the day, high school graduation. My son was class valedictorian and gave a great speech. 
I gave him the framed copy of this during our family celebration dinner at his favorite restaurant. 
His first reaction? 
“This is too many words, I don’t have to read anymore.” 😂

He then read it and got a bit emotional. I did too but, kept myself in check. He gave me a solid nod and returned the same. 
 

 

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SEEMEFIRST 6/4/2023 5:24pm
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MudPup545 wrote:
Today was the day, high school graduation. My son was class valedictorian and gave a great speech.  I gave him the framed copy of this during...

Today was the day, high school graduation. My son was class valedictorian and gave a great speech. 
I gave him the framed copy of this during our family celebration dinner at his favorite restaurant. 
His first reaction? 
“This is too many words, I don’t have to read anymore.” 😂

He then read it and got a bit emotional. I did too but, kept myself in check. He gave me a solid nod and returned the same. 
 

 

Congratulations to you all. 

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alphado 6/5/2023 6:18am
6/5/2023 6:18am

I just bought my son Matt a Glock 19 for graduation.

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DirtyFilter75 6/5/2023 7:02pm
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MudPup545 wrote:
Wow! Thank you for posting this. My son is 18, class valedictorian and graduates on my birthday. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to find an...

Wow! Thank you for posting this. My son is 18, class valedictorian and graduates on my birthday. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to find an appropriate, meaningful gift to give him from father to son. This brought a tear to my eye. Just ordered a framed copy of this. 

Cherish this! These times truly are once in a lifetime and you can never get them back.

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