The following request was given to students at St. Patrick's Cathedral School before Father's Day 2006. Students were asked not to give their names. What follows is a sampling of the responses with no attempt to correct spelling and/or grammar. Please write a few sentences begining with the words: My father ...

is joyfully nice, hardworking, sweet and most importantly, loving. Whenever i'm mad, my dad cheers me up. Whenever he's sick or hurt, I'll take care of my dad. Whenever i'm sad or sick or injured, my dad takes care of me. Whenever I do something wrong, my dad forgives me. Hew takes me places for my birthday. I always say thank you, that's why my dad is so cool!!!

is the best father because he lets me do stuff with him, like driveing the golf cart when he's playing golf. He makes money so he can feed me. He is so really very good to me.

is special because he helps me with my school work. My father is my best friend.

is handsome, is funny, is kind, is gentle, is always there for me.

is nice ... is a doctor. I love my father he helps me with my play stauchen2.

is the greatest dad in the world. My father works at the restaurant to make money for me and my sister. My father is like Jesus because he says I love you more than my life to me.

is so special to me. He is my life he means everything to me. He wants to see me every day of my life I want that to. But I can't because my parents got a divorce. I would do anything to get them back together again. I love my dad more than anything.

is special and I love him with all my heart, I care about him and he cares about me. thats why he is so special, but it's not all about that and the toys he gives me. What mostly matters is that he loves me and cares about me and I care about him. DAD LOVES ME!

is great he takes care of me and supports me. He pays for every thing I get an that is why he is great.

Well, I really don't know my father. All I really know is that he was a very hard worker.

Is loving, caring, and supportive He gives good advice and if we had a bad day he will make a joke about it.

is a very loving person. He is all ways very kind a caring person and all ways thinks for the other person.

is very nice. He always drives me to school, and he doesn't be mean. He is always helping me too. I love him, and I'll buy him a great Father's Day present.

is sometimes nice to me. My father rarely smiles. My father went to church once.

is awesome, he always cares for me and helps me with my homework (if I need help) He does what's best for me all the time. He's always helpful to my family.

is loving and always caring for me He plays sports with me and helps me at homework. I love my dad and I want to thank him for everything.

is verry important. My father works verry hard for my education, my bills, and our food, clothing, and shelter.

is good to me. He does lots of stuff with me, like he goes fishing he plays video games with me he also goes bowling with me. My Dad is excellent and I love him

has the most fun ideas in the whole family. He always rushes to care for me when I am hurt.

is great because he takes me to my baseball games most of the time and he plays games with me.

is special to me because he takes me to my fun activities. He also always makes me laugh. He also goes to to work and works very hard to bring home money.

Is so good to me even though he doesn't do much. He means so much to me and he loves me with all of his heart, and I love him. He takes care of me when my mom is gone.

is the best dad in the world because he helps me with my math homework. My dad is the best dad because he is always willing to help me with my sports any time.

makes me egg's every Sunday and he is very nice to me. I am glad that he coaches my soccer team. He is a great coach because he helps people who need help with skills.

will protect me at amost all costs. He tries to take me and my mom on many vacations. I am glad to have such a good dad.

is the best father ever. He is always there to cheere me up when I need it. He also is there to tickle me and he's good at it. Then he always plays with my brother and I.

is very nice we do fun things together and he plays tricks on me to make it a joke, but other than that I love him very much!

is kind and sweet he tucks me in bed and he kisses me g oodnight.

is the best, he does alot for me and he is the greatest dad in the world. I especially all the things he does for me especially when we go to the Baseball field.

is kind to everyone always puts people in front of him. He treats me when I'm sick. He makes a great ckinken parm.

plays with me when I am bord and he tacks me to the batting cagges. My father goes to work so we can go to Florida! My Father is the best because he loves me so much!

is very special because he supports all my ideas. He always encourges me to do different things. He's very special to me.

is funny but he is also weird. My Father is generous in my times of need. My Father is fun to play with. My Father loves me and I love him. My Father is a wonderful dad.

is the best dad in america. he helps me when I need help and cheers me up when I'm sad. he also takes me to really cool places. from: your son.

thc you for being a christian

is making me laf becus he ticools me

is silly

gets mea tos

is always telling the truth. He loves me very much & is my favorite family member next to my brother. He does every thing for me and I love to see him. My Dad is the most trusting person you can meet. You can depend on him anyday. My Dad what can I say about my dad well I can say he the best.

is very nice my father helps me alot. My father takes me places and spoisses me my father is the best Dad and I love him.

is a hard, working man who tries to keep people. He tries to get me everything I want, but not always.

loves me very much. My father helps me with my homework. My father works hard to keep a roof over my head.

is the best father I could ever had. I love him so much like a big box of choclate. He is so cool and fun to be with.

is always there for me each and every-day. He encourages me to do my best! He is there for me when I am down and cares for me when I am sick I wouldn't be here today if my dad was not here.

is the one who spoiles me and is the one who treats me like a princes! He is the one who encourages me to do something I really want to do. Even though it is really hard to see him, he still does what he can to treat me like a princes.

is always there for me and pulling me out of trouble. He is a caring person and loves to have fun, after helping others at work.

is awesome! He is always driving me places like softball, basketball or golf. Also he takes time out of his evening to take me and my mom and my brothers to the wolfpack for Ice Hockey games. I love my DAD!

is a very caring person he works hard to make a living for his family. He cares very much for his wife and two children. I love my dad.

is very caring and loving. He is very important in my life. He tells me right from wrong. We both have the same traits.

has a smile that can make a gray day go away. My father is the strongest person I know. With the time my family is going through he is doing great.

protects me every second of my life. He is the one who works to keep me in my house, clothes me, and give me food. I love my father and he loves me. He and my family are the things that mean the most to me.

is magnificent. My father is always by my side. My father is one of a kind.

is comforting when I'm sad. My father guides me through life. My father is awesome.

rocks. My father is fun because he takes me camping and rock climing and hiking and all of the fun out door stuff like that. My father is more fun in the feild of doing outdoors stuff.

My Father is a very nice person. He takes me to alot of baseball games. He takes me to Fenway Park and to Dodd Stadium. He plays catch with me alot and plays (on).

is a great person. He helps me become better and keeps everything in order. He loves me and my family and cares for me. He is the coolest person ever.

loves to write, read and listen to muice. My Father is mostly a writer. My Father wants to quit his job and writer for a living. My Father would like that and so would I. My Father would be there when my brother and I got off the bus. My Father likes to play phase 10 and yesezz with me and I like that.

is loveing. My Father is nice. My Father helped me to ride my bike. My Father is careing and he help's me sometime's with my homework.

is funny and kind to me. My Father spends time with me. He makes me feel better when I'm sad or hurt. My Dad likes to talk on the phone. My Dad goes away alot. My Dad always make me dinner. My Dad ruds my back when I can't go to sleep. He takes care of me when I'm sick My Dad is the best.

is nice but he sleeps to much. My father calls me luly I don't know why

is vary nice My Father when he comes home he always gives me a big hug and t hat makes me happy my dad is alwlays at work when he comes home he makes me smile. Roses are Red Violets are blue sugar is sweet and so are you I Love You

whorks hard for us, is very fat, is nise, I like him, is the best father, is funy, I will never leav him

is the best dad in the world and he gets me toys sometimes and he is my favorite.

helps me when I am sad My Father taught me to do a couple sports My Father loves me and I love him

is loveing, careing veary nice, sweet, kind, my dad is a good dad he is a light of the star I love my dad with my hart.

brings us to school. My Dad comes home late. My Dad is verey funny. My Dad comes to my Baseball games

my father's back hurts, so I'm his helper. My father likes it when I help him a lot, so I love my dad.

is nice My Father is the bst father I ever had My Father is very smart (Just like my mother) My Father is special to me

is so nice and loving caring and when I get hurt he says are you okay and He is the greatest dad ever.

is great My Father is t he best (accept for my mom) he's great

is the nicest dad ever. My father is funny. My father is smart and creative. My father is loving.

is so so so nice and sweet My Father is a serviver because ones he fell off a tall billding and is still alive. My father does every thing he can to support me

is sweet and loveable. I love my Father because he plays with me a lot he is fun.

is realy cool and sumtimes he is mean but I sill love him. he is nice and he always tells me that he loves me

is funny because he makes cool jokes. He always cares whatever the case is. But most all he loves me and I love him too.