Jack is a real man.
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He flies planes!  Okay, our neighbor’s plane…
He’s not ashamed to read princess books to his daughters or sing them songs before bedtime.
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Or sew.
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Or to swing with them.
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He still picks and plants flowers for us.
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Our wildflower patch, sown by Jack’s hand.
And encourages us to develop our talents.
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(Including babysitting so I can go riding).
He even takes an interest in our talents and hobbies.
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“Training” Dancer for me.  He even remembered a helmet!

When we have a disagreement, he is quick to apologize and usually goes and builds something useful.  Like the clothesline I’ve been wanting to put up.

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He values education.  Knowing my first career choice was homemaker, he willingly postponed his education in Iowa so I could finish mine in Nebraska.  Women and children are important to him.

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He is a great ponderer.  Especially while grilling.
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Before becoming a father, he first became a husband.  He loves our children but one day when they fledge and begin families of their own, we’ll still stick together.

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Goofy is his middle name.
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And as much as he serves and loves us, he does the same for others.
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That’s him throwing hay on the trailer for us and our neighbors while I sat, hugely pregnant in the truck.
I picked the right guy.  Jack is a real man.
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Happy Father’s Day to all the real men.

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