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David Brent 📚

When I was a kid, my dad used to say that for him, EVERY day was Father's Day. Single-digit me thought that was a silly thing to say because I was too young to recognize commercial marketing at work.

As a lucky dad to two amazing boys, I now understand what he meant. They are everything, and today - every day, really - is about them.

As it should be.

Miss you and your wisdom, Dad. You were the best.

#DadThoughts#WeekendThoughts#FathersDay
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Sim Barr

Father & Son

A Photo Series by Valery Poshtarov

"I initially set out to photograph my 95-year-old grandfather and my father holding hands. The project soon evolved into something much larger than I had anticipated... While walking around Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, where I live, I stopped to photograph a house that caught my eye and a woman came out pushing a man in a wheelchair. I assumed they were going to chase me away, but instead she showed me a framed picture of a young man, aged about 30. She said he was their only son and he had died eight months before. She asked if I would photograph her husband with the portrait ... It felt like a sign.

I did as asked and later took the portrait I’d planned – of my father and grandfather holding hands. My grandfather passed away shortly after. It’s the only image my father has of just the two of them ... That became the first in an ongoing series. So far, I have photographed fathers and sons holding hands in Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, Armenia and around the western Balkans."

#valeryposhtarov#fatherandson#fathersday
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Hebrew by Inbal

As we celebrate Father's Day I want to share a beautiful aspect of the Hebrew language that millions of kids experience when they say one of their first words: /'a-ba/ אַבָּא

In Hebrew 'a-ba אַבָּא is the word for both father & dad or daddy. It's a term filled with warmth, love, & everyday connection. Hearing a child say /'a-ba/ אַבָּא for the first time is a moment of joy for families

But you might wonder, why do we also use the word /av/ אָב for father? /av/ אָב is the more formal and/or biblical form of the word father. It's a term that you will often find in religious texts, formal writings, and special occasions like wishing "Happy Father's Day"

So while /av/ אָב carries a sense of formality and tradition, /'a-ba/ אַבָּא is the everyday term that children call out to their fathers with joy & affection

As we honor fathers today let's celebrate both the traditional /av/ אָב and the loving, everyday /'a-ba/ אַבָּא that brings smiles to countless faces

#FathersDay#HappyFathersDay#fathers
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