Dad’s Napkin Quotes
I find this story about a man who made a series of 140 hand-drawn napkins for his three daughters very touching!
"I started doing the napkins while I was unemployed and making their lunches for school. I did 3 a day, one for each daughter. After many months I felt sort of depressed because, as funny as it sounds, it was the my main creative outlet, the only artwork I was doing at the time, and they were all being thrown away every day."
In the end one of his daughters saved them and surprised him with them on Father’s Day.
The story shows how present and connected fathers can be with their children (in a very creative and non-traditional way). Apparently, not only did his daughters look forward to reading them, but their friends at school looked did as well. I grew up without a father (he died when I was 6) so maybe I find it especially touching… but I think that most people can look at this guy as a great fatherly role model in a world where there aren’t enough of those.
Glad you found this and shared it…a touching bit to read.
Thanks! It shows how many different ways it is possible to express love
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Very touching story. Thanks!
Hello! I am the napkin dad. Thanks so much for reading the story and even more for finding an emotional connection to it. I am sorry you lost your father young, I am sure it was a very hard moment for you with consequences that last for a long time. I am glad you found some joy in how I was a father to my children. Thanks again, Marty Coleman
Wow! I am glad you read this! From your Diggs and del.icio.us tags, you seem to have inspired many people (you seem to have some very creative work). Having my dad die of cancer when I was so young and growing up without a father was difficult – there is no way to put a happy face on it. At least I knew then and I will always know that my father loved me and wished he could have been with me and the rest of the family.
Thanks Stefanie, that is so important to have the memory of your father’s love with you even if he is not.
I am very happy to know the napkin story and images/quotes are finding an audience that is moved by them. I can’t tell you how wonderful it makes me feel!
Funny thing about the ‘digg’ connection. I woke up one morning and found I have about 15,000 more hits than the night before! And it was my napkins that were getting hit. I researched a bit and found out about the digg story, which was very cool. By the end of the week over 35,000 people had hit the site, all from digg. I was amazed since I had never heard of it before.
I don’t know about the del.icio.us link though. I will have to go take a look there as well.
Where are you, by the way? I am in Oklahoma, USA.
Thanks again, Marty