Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I am probably going to get in trouble for this. I am Redneck Toadstomper's daughter and I want you to know my dad.
My dad is the man that;
Has unconditionally loved my mom for nearly 30 years and me for 16. Has always provided for and protected us. He is private and mysterious to even mom and me. He used to work for the government but won't talk about it. Someday I hope to know more about that time in my dad's life. He is loud and wild and funny. He is reserved and quiet. There is little gray in his life, mostly black and white. He refuses to accept excuses but understands that mistakes will happen - once. He gets mad at the word "can't" and those who use it. He is politically incorrect and and Mom says that he is so conservative that he makes Rush look like a raving liberal. He was deeply saddened on 9-11 and seems sad even now. He loves his country but worries about his government. He loves to embarress Mom and me by itching his rear in public and saying aaaaahhhhhhhh real loud as he itches. He makes it a point to tease me as much as possible. In front of my friends is what he likes the best. My boyfriend really likes my dad but is so scared of him that if my dad acts like he is mad, my boyfriend's voice quivers when he talks. I command great respect from the boys at school. Dad makes me feel safe. He is up and down all night-every night checking doors, looking in on me, and sometimes sitting outside in total darkness. I have never heard him say "I love you" to mom or me, but there is no dought in our minds. He enjoys people but in a strange way keeps a long distance. He seems to be the most content when he is alone. My dad is my teacher, my mentor, my security, my hero, my life!!! His temper is even but can explode but not at Mom and I. I'll never understand why but he hates Christmas. He is content to let mom and I do up the house but refuses to shop or be shopped for. But we have no dought. He has little contact with his family and even less with Mom's. No problems just isn't comfortable. I suspect he may be a little uneasy around mom and I sometimes. But we have no dought.
Dad, I love you!!!!!
My dad is the man that;
Has unconditionally loved my mom for nearly 30 years and me for 16. Has always provided for and protected us. He is private and mysterious to even mom and me. He used to work for the government but won't talk about it. Someday I hope to know more about that time in my dad's life. He is loud and wild and funny. He is reserved and quiet. There is little gray in his life, mostly black and white. He refuses to accept excuses but understands that mistakes will happen - once. He gets mad at the word "can't" and those who use it. He is politically incorrect and and Mom says that he is so conservative that he makes Rush look like a raving liberal. He was deeply saddened on 9-11 and seems sad even now. He loves his country but worries about his government. He loves to embarress Mom and me by itching his rear in public and saying aaaaahhhhhhhh real loud as he itches. He makes it a point to tease me as much as possible. In front of my friends is what he likes the best. My boyfriend really likes my dad but is so scared of him that if my dad acts like he is mad, my boyfriend's voice quivers when he talks. I command great respect from the boys at school. Dad makes me feel safe. He is up and down all night-every night checking doors, looking in on me, and sometimes sitting outside in total darkness. I have never heard him say "I love you" to mom or me, but there is no dought in our minds. He enjoys people but in a strange way keeps a long distance. He seems to be the most content when he is alone. My dad is my teacher, my mentor, my security, my hero, my life!!! His temper is even but can explode but not at Mom and I. I'll never understand why but he hates Christmas. He is content to let mom and I do up the house but refuses to shop or be shopped for. But we have no dought. He has little contact with his family and even less with Mom's. No problems just isn't comfortable. I suspect he may be a little uneasy around mom and I sometimes. But we have no dought.
Dad, I love you!!!!!
