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Sue's Musings - Missing Daddy
Jun 13, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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This is the blog I posted last year for Father's Day.    It is still true today, and ever will be.   

This is for those of us who will be fatherless on  Father's Day.  

I knew when my father passed away suddenly on April 29, 1994, that it would take a while to get over the shock.   I also knew that the void in my life would never, ever be filled.   Both of the above came to pass.

But there is a legacy:

People say I'm funny.   That's because of Daddy.

I struggle every day with my weight and self-esteem.   Those are his genes.

Joe Serio's love for his family was fierce.   It still is for his four kids.

Daddy didn't deny his Italian temper.  I got some of that, too.

My father was far from perfect, but he was mine.  

His constant questions about every little aspect of my life could be annoying.   Now I miss how much he cared about what happened to me.   I guess that's what I miss most: the security of unconditional love.

 I wish he could have known my daughter...and all of the grandchildren he never lived to meet.    I wish he could have seen me on the billboard.  He would have been proud. 

I wish he was still here to debate about sports with my husband,   to tease me when I make a mistake on the air, and to scold me for letting friendships lapse.

I am sure that my father, wherever his essence is now, is grateful that he won't be getting another tie or pair of socks from me this Sunday.    What I can do, Daddy, is use this forum to thank you for the love and support which I somehow still feel from you.  

All this writing just made me  realize that my first sentence was wrong.    I'll never really be fatherless...on Father's Day...or ever. 

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awnc08 read my blog
Jun 17, 2008 | 1:37 PM

Sue, your posting will never grow old. Thank you for re-posting.
I did a tribute to my Dad on my blog....you are welcome to read it at awnc08.
Our Dads live on in us...so let's make them proud!!
Chardenian
Jun 19, 2008 | 12:01 PM

Sue, I lost my father on November 26, 2007. I dreaded father's day. Your blog made me remember that I will never truly lose my father. He will always live on in me and my son.
awnc08 read my blog
Jun 20, 2008 | 8:20 AM

My Dad lived to be 90 years old. But his life was so much more than just a counting of years. His life was about instilling basic character qualities and values in his children. Most of those qualities and values were taught by example as much as in word.
My Dad was not so great at outward expressions of love and feelings. I am sure that some of that was the latino culture and that was all he knew. I don't remember receiving a hug from him until much later in life (although I can't image that he would not have embraced his children). But inspite of that, I have absolutely no doubt that he loved me and all his children. He showed his love in other ways.
This Father's Day, my heart was filled with gladness because all my memories of my Dad are good ones. This is not to say that we were never at odds with each other, but those times were few. But so many were the times that I looked at him and wanted to be just like him. I still do.
When my Dad passed away three years ago, it left a void in my life. But I have the memories.
Sue_Serio read my blog
Jun 20, 2008 | 12:12 PM

Thanks so very much for telling me about your fathers. It really does help.
Keep those comments comin'!
awnc08 read my blog
Jun 23, 2008 | 1:01 PM

Just one final comment. Maybe people like to respond to blogs that are controversial, and something sentimental and personal is out of their league. I don't know. I am disappointed that a flood of responses did not come to your blog.
But I really liked what you wrote. Keep writing things that touch the heart.
briggs read my blog
Jun 25, 2008 | 12:18 AM

My father passed away when I was young. I was considering meeting his relatives I don't know. Your blog entry touched me. I just might put that search into consideration.
JOHNNYC47 read my blog view my photos
Jun 26, 2008 | 5:34 PM

sue you are a beautiful lady and would love to corresipond with you. your charm and dorothy's with the rest make the news informing and pleasant. You brighten up my life in am. and put a smile on my face. your news team is my favorite. you personally is my favorite. your beauty and charming and never worry about esteem or anything cause your the best. i lost my dad and mom and had esteem problems but you need not worry because there is people that care and think your great. take care from a fan of you guys. love you all - truly -John connelly







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JOHNNYC47 read my blog view my photos
Jun 26, 2008 | 5:34 PM

sue you are a beautiful lady and would love to corresipond with you. your charm and dorothy's with the rest make the news informing and pleasant. You brighten up my life in am. and put a smile on my face. your news team is my favorite. you personally is my favorite. your beauty and charming and never worry about esteem or anything cause your the best. i lost my dad and mom and had esteem problems but you need not worry because there is people that care and think your great. take care from a fan of you guys. love you all - truly -John connelly







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JOHNNYC47 read my blog view my photos
Jun 26, 2008 | 5:38 PM

SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FATHER. I LOST MY PARENTS WHEN THEY WERE IN THERE 50'S AND DEVASTED ME. KEEP GOD IN YOUR LIFE AND I'LL PRAY FOR LOSE AND HOPE YOU CAN WALK ON WITH THE CHARM AND WIT YOU SEEM TO HAVE AND I ON YOUR SIDE. GOD BLESS
awnc08 read my blog
Jun 27, 2008 | 12:51 PM

briggs, as we get older (don't know your age) we tend to want to reach back to our roots. i am that way - 58 years old. I want to know as much as I can about my parents and their parents.
I can't advise you what to do, but just to say that if you have this desire, go for it. Just know that it might end up fruitless, unless you know the process or know someone somewhere as a bridge to your father's family.
I wish you the best either way.
moomyofboys view my photos
Jul 1, 2008 | 2:58 PM

I just wanted to say howmuch I have enjoyed you over the years. I had to respond to this blog! I lost my father, suddenly in May 2005. I still haven't fully recovered. Your thoughts are so similar to mine. As I always say to anyone you will listen- I will be forever grateful for the man I called Daddy. I was truely blessed. When I look at all my friends who come from broken homes- many not even meeting their father's until well into their 20's, I think of what a Lucky person I am to have always had that love and support in my life. Thank you again for posting. I am sure your Daddy is as proud as proud can be of you. God Bless.
WLADYDEE55 read my blog
Jul 19, 2008 | 9:36 AM

That was beautifully expressed from your heart ! I've learned recently that writing your hearts pain , is indeed medicine for healing your heartaches ! Again beautiful !
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I have been the weather anchor on Good Day Philadelphia since December of 1997. It's been quite a ride, and I've been extremely fortunate. I've spent much of my time during the years taking weather on location. Those experiences have afforded me so many opportunities I never would have had otherwise. I've visited countless schools and been able to show our viewers some of the positive things going on in the classrooms in our area. We've been able to focus on the many teachers working very hard, and the students who will always remember when TV came to their school. I'm also proud of encouraging our viewers to be "tourists in their own hometown." We've taken you to special spots, like the Camden Children's Garden, the Constitution Center, and hundreds more. These are places I might have procrastinated about visiting on my own, but thanks to this job, I've been able to feel so much a part of this community as the folks out there have opened their arms. How lucky am I? My daughter has been a part of this program, periodically, from the time she was six months old. And even now, people who recognize me and Nia when we're out and about remember when I did the weather from our house on her first day of kindergarten. Now she is in fifth grade! So many of her childhood memories are preserved on Good Day, and I am grateful. We continue to make amazing upgrades to our equipment here at Fox 29, and it's exciting to work with the very latest in state-of-the-art technology. My latest thrill is this blog. I look forward to hearing from you!

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