Lucknow Sentinel, 2009-07-01, Page 6Is it true that dads are cooler than moms?
Everyone thinks that moms are better than dads.
Hallmark plays a big part in this. The truth is that dads
are way cooler than moms and I can briefly outline
why.
If a boy wanted to twirl around on a tire swing
and his mom was there, she would:
1. Caution him against it
2. Stand beside him as he does it to comfort
him in case he gets hurt
If it was just the boy and his dad, the dad would:
1. Dare him to go as fast as he could
2. Bet him that he's going to toss his
cookies all over the lawn
3. High five him when be does
Dads do not want to protect their kids
from harm. Dads want to help their kids
Build Character. To most moms, it appears that they
(the dads) are trying to kill their children. This is probs.
ably not true in most cases.
Another character -building exercise is to constantly
assure their kids that they'll be "alright" The great dads
in history actually gave good reasons (sometimes wire-
searched) to help their kids better enjoy their discom-
fort:
Kid:
"Daddy, I can't find myteddy bear to kissgood-
night."
Great dad: "You'll be alright. Absence . makes the
heart grow fonder."
Kid: "Dad, Ben peed in the bathtub just as I was get -
tin "
g in.
Great dad: "You'll be alright. Pee gives your skin a
nice sheen."
Kid: "Dad, I drgpped my doughnut on the drive-
way."„
Great dad: "You'll be alright. It'll put hair on your
chest."
Sometimes, even mothers need a dad's calm
reassurance in order to make it through the day:
Worried mom: "Honey, I think the sandwich
meat that 1 put in the kids' lunches is going bad."
Great dad: "'They'll be alright. It'll clean 'ern
right out."
Nothing makes a dad prouder than
when the kids start picking up on it:
Great dad: "How was school today,
son?"
Son: "It was awesome. 1 fell in the
gravel and shredded my knee!"
Great dad: "Cool!„
Son: "I know! I may never walk again but I know I'm
gonna have a sick scar from that one!"
Great dad: "Lucky!" Dads are also cool because they never let their kids
get the best of them, like certain other parents I could
mention:
Mom `Honestly son, you are going to give me a
heart attack y. .
D• "Boy,I will crush you, then eat you. See this
ad. , ,,
belly? Your older brother' is In there.
Son: "1 don't have an older brother.'
Dad: "lot anymore you don't. He's in my belly,
.tt�ent�onLuckily,
Yes,
dads are cooler than moms and moms get:all the
a
• . dads are good at sucking it up. They
know it will put hair on their chest.
ram is corrin
to Music, in the Fiel
The sound of country
music vll be hitting the
good old outdoors of
Lucknow on Aug. 22. The
inaugural Music in the
Fields, being presented by
the Lucknow Kinsmen
will see a strong lineup of
country music stars.
The lineup will include
Johnny Reid, Doc Walker,
George Canyon, Beverley
Mahood, 'Para Oram, Alex,
J. Robinson and Mike
Lynch and The River
Junction Band. The event
will be hosted by. Mr.
Lahey and Randy tom
the hit Showcase . series
Trailer Park Boys.
One artist from the con-
cert lineup will be high-
lighted each week and this
week Tara Oram will be
looked at.
The Hare Bay,
Newfoundland native
who placed sixth on
Canadian Idol a few years
back and now has her own
show, The Tara Diaries
will be playing her heart
out in Lucknow this
August
()ram spent four years
gigging through the
Ontario bar circuit before
taking her shot at
• Canadian Idol and for her
it's been a long road from
Newfoundland to
Toronto.
All of Oram's hard
work is finally paying off.
Her efforts on Canadian
Idol and the Tara Diaries
have led to . an exciting
new chapter in her life,
with the release of her fun
and uplifting debut album
Chasing the Sun on Open
Road Recordings, things
are looking better all of
the time for her.
The album was con-
structed in an organic
way, starting with` orate
writing and coli
with talented writers and
now friends, which
include Kaci Bolls, Doc
Walker's talented guitar
player/writer Murray
Pulver, multi -award win-
ning Canadian Cans
Perry and one of Oram's
own idols Carolyn Dawn
Johnson.
Tara's fist single "Fly
Girl" celebrates her small
town roots, all wrapped
up in the positive message
of shooting for your
dreams.
Tara's got spirit,
unshakable drive, her own
television show and now,
her own album. There's
only one more frontier for
Oram to chase after ...the
road.
To learn ` more abotit
Oram visit
taraoram.w .com.
'Pickets for Music in the
Fields are available
through TicketMaster.
T%kets are also available
locally at Ernie King
Music Ltd` with locations
at 70 Court House
Goderich and " 326
Josephine Street,
Wiugham; thew
tourism office; Nine
Waves in Lucknow and
Kincardine and the
Huron -Kinloss municipal
office.
For more information
on the festival visit the
Music in the Fields web-
site at www.musicinthe-
ields.ca.
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