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Father's Friday Feeling

Competent parents cherish their children; 
This Friday feeling - free for family again.

All week, we're the authority, we're the grownups.
Adulthood ain’t easy with parent/child hiccups.

Weekend’s coming up, family time to unknot;
Time to play catch up and we get more than one shot.

This Friday feeling? works ev’ry day of the week;
and it has its perks - our kids listen when we speak.

written March 9, 2018


Regina McIntosh's From the Heart Poetry Contest

Copyright © Reason A. Poteet | Year Posted 2018

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Line Gauthier Date: 4/9/2018 5:38:00 PM Congrats, Reason, with this fun entry. Login to Reply

Sandra Haight Date: 3/12/2018 10:19:00 AM Very well expressed, Reason! Congratulations on your win! Sandra :) Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 3/12/2018 8:20:00 PM Thank you, Sandra. I appreciate your support.

Vera Duggan Date: 3/11/2018 11:43:00 PM Love this one RAP, I remember those Friday evenings many years ago, have been retired now for years but as soon as Friday came it felt like something had lifted and we were free, horay for the weekends, great poem my friend, take care.......Vera Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 3/12/2018 8:22:00 PM thank you, Vera. I do too with great pleasure and now I see our son taking the same route with his children (following dad's footsteps) and I smile on the inside.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/11/2018 12:48:00 PM - Congratulations on your winning poem, R.A.P. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 3/12/2018 8:25:00 PM Thank you Anne-Lise :), a welcome comment indeed.

Silent One Date: 3/11/2018 10:14:00 AM Lovely take on the contest.. Congratulations on your placement.. Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 3/12/2018 8:27:00 PM thank you, Silent. I took a bit of a twist and wrote it from my husband's POV. He is the same way with his grandkids whom we babysit quite often. Apppreciate the placement, I did enjoy the write.

Tom Cunningham Date: 3/9/2018 11:21:00 AM Nothing beats that Friday feeling, when I worked long hours the weekend was definitely family time. Good luck Reason. Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 3/10/2018 10:52:00 AM Thanks, Tom. Written from a wife’s praise for her hubby. She spends M-F (12/13 hrs. a day) with the kids by herself. They need a daddy’s input evenings and on weekends. Likely not your normal response to such a prompt.