Boy Scout Troop 325
Scoutmaster Minute
Father's Day
June 12, 2007
Larry Polyak, Scoutmaster

Two years ago for one of my first Scoutmaster Minutes as Scoutmaster, I came up with a list of the top ten things that fathers say. This year, I thought I'd turn it around and come up with the opposite list. This is:

The Top Ten Things You'll Never Hear A Father Say To His Son.

10) Here, you take the remote.
9) Sure take my car. And here's 50 bucks for gas too.
8) Wow blue hair. Maybe I'll dye mine blue too!
7) Can you turn that music up?
6) Why don't you sleep in tomorrow. I'll cut the grass.
5) Let's not argue. You're probably right.
4) Your mom and I will be gone this weekend, Why don't you have a party?
3) I think you've been studying too hard.
2) We're lost. I'd better stop and ask for directions.
1) I make plenty of money, why do you need to get a job?

My own father has been gone for 12 years now. He had only an 8th grade education. All together, I had 12 more years of schooling than he did, yet I learned more from him than I did from anyone else. I wish he were still around to teach me more.

So listen to your Dad. You might learn something. And have a Happy Father's Day.