I want to say Happy Father's Day to my Daddy! I don't know if my dad knows this, but I adore him. He may not have realized it, but I had him wrapped around my finger, I was his favorite DeAnna (this is what he says instead of just admitting I am his favorite out of all my siblings). This may sound bad and you may think I am a horrible person, but it was really easy to manipulate my Daddy. He is so laid back and warm hearted (yes, he is just a big teddy bear on the inside), it was easy to get him to cave to my demands. I was the master manipulator in our family, but I did my best to be a good person because I wanted my parents to be proud of me. He did draw some lines that I knew not to cross, but for the most part he let me live my life the way I wanted to and I will always appreciate that. He let me be my own person and I love him very much. I also love my mom! She is one of the most amazing people I know, she has been through so much with all of us kids and she handles it better than most people would! Both of my parents truly love their children unconditionally and I love them both very much.
Happy Father's Day to Bradley's Dad as well. I don't feed or take care of his son as well as Tia does, but I feel very accepted by both of them and am grateful to be a Silvey! 
And finally, Happy Father's Day to Donovan's Daddy. Bradley is an incredible dad. He is very busy, but always finds time to play with Donovan at the end of a long and tiring day. Donovan adores his dad and often talks about him during the day. Brad left early yesterday morning to Chicago and after Donovan and I got home from Lenna and Scott's at the end of the day, he burst inside saying, "daddy, daddy!" It was sad, but sweet at the same time. He loves seeing his daddy when we walk in the door after an afternoon out and gets very anxious during the day before Bradley comes home for good! He gets really sad when Brad comes home for lunch and has to leave after a little while. We love Bradley and hope he does well this week! We sure do miss him, and he just left yesterday!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day!!
Posted by Bradley, DeAnna, Donovan, and Chamae at 12:37 PM
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Nice tribute DeAnna. You're also my favorite DeAnna! You guys are doing good and Tia and I are proud of you both. See you soon.
Now that you're raising your own child let me share a secret. I know it will be a big disappointment to learn this, but you just think I was easy. Yes, you could get away with things, but it was mostly because we tried not to give you kids too many rules. You needed a few rules that you could break so you could feel like you were getting away with something, but there were a few rules we did insist you follow. The idea was to give you opportunity to learn to make your own decisions. Too many rules erodes agency. I think we did well, though some decisions have been better than others, even on our part. We're all human and make good and bad decisions, but in the end, it is what it is, and we're proud of all our kids. That includes the ones that join the family too. We're very pleased to see you growing and loving each other.
I didn't mean to go on and on, but I think it's time to share this little strategy. It may help... Happy Father's Day, Brad, and all the other dads that read this.
DeAnna, I like your dad. He's a keeper.
Yeah for Dads! Nice tribute too DeAnna. Hope your week goes fast- stay busy.
I love that picture of Brad & Donovan...they look alot alike (and act it too, according to my siter!)
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