Hey, Dad. Remember that time Dan shot me in the ass with a BB gun and you spanked both of us for it? I know you do because we talked about it a few weeks before you died. Dan still thinks I deserved it. You still thought I deserved to be spanked. I still think […]
About that time my brother shot me in the ass, and we BOTH got spanked for it Read More »
Hey, Dad. Today is the first time I’ve woken up and you weren’t there. It was, well, weird. In some ways, it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it was going to be. I did have a hell of a time getting to sleep. For three weeks, I slept in your Lazy Boy beside you.
First day without Dad Read More »
Ernest William Webb Jr. died at age 74 on August 5, 2019. Dad was born on Nov. 2, 1944, in Joplin, Missouri, to Ernie Webb Sr. and Alice Ruth (Short) Webb. Never one to go down without a fight, Dad fought cancer for two years, going into remission in 2018, before succumbing several months later.
Ernest William Webb Jr.: Nov. 2, 1944-Aug. 5, 2019 Read More »
I always looked forward to this moment, even if it came on a path I never expected (being a stepfather). There are few things more rewarding than being a dad, and as I’ve discovered in the last three-plus years, that word entails much more than anything biological. Perhaps the most rewarding aspect is passing on
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