Signposts Along the Way: Signpost 5 – Jim, Dad & The Boss: Part 3 of 3
21 Mar
Dad’s upholstery business was very successful. A self made man, dad worked tirelessly and was rewarded with a very early retirement. He was left with the freedom to do anything that he desired and everything he wasn’t allowed to do as a boy. And he did just that. Dad could accomplish anything that he set his mind to. There wasn’t anything that he couldn’t do.
Dads determination was an excellent quality to inherit, but I learned that it must be focused in the right direction. Whether you agreed with it or not, dad was set on doing his own thing, his own way.
Shortly after his retirement, dad started hanging around our swimming pool store. Whenever there was something that needed to be done, my dad would do it. After a while, he learned the business and started working there all the time. He also helped us out financially when we were short.
Then one day, out of nowhere, my father stopped talking to me. He acted like I was a stranger to him. In my mind, I thought it was because he was tired of working with us or upset that we hadn’t paid back any of the money that we borrowed. It didn’t make any sense to me. Then I realized his problem was just with me and my 2 year old son David. Dad still had contact with my husband and the rest of the family.
I couldn’t understand it. If I approached him, he would turn his back on me. If I sent him something, he would throw it away before reading it. No matter what I did to reach him, I was ignored. Despite his rejection, I coped the best way I knew how. To say the least, it was awkward on everyone.
To this day, I still don’t know what happened to make my father turn his back on me. He never told me or anyone else for that matter. Needless to say, it broke my heart. We went on like this for months. To me it felt like forever. It was a surreal time in my life. I couldn’t go on living like this and all I knew was that something had to change.
Related Posts:
- Signposts Along The Way – How It All Began
- Signpost 1 – “Expect A Miracle!”
- Signpost 2 – Grandma’s Blessing
- Signpost 3 – Arnie’s Hat
- Signpost 4 – The End of an Era: Part 1 of 2
- Signpost 4 – The End of an Era: Part 2 of 2
- Signpost 5 – Jim, Dad & The Boss: Part 1 of 3
- Signpost 5 – Jim, Dad & The Boss: Part 2 of 3
- Signpost 5 – Jim, Dad & The Boss: Part 3 of 3
- Signpost 6 – Part 1 of 5: The Stone Wall
- Signpost 6 – Part 2 of 5: The Stage Is Set
- Signpost 6 – Part 3 of 5: “I HAVE To Go To Church!”
- Signpost 6 – Part 4 of 5: He’s Alive!
- Signpost 6 – Part 5 of 5: Forgave & Forgotten!
- Signpost 7 – A Divine Appointment
- Signpost 8 – Part 1 of 4: Hope From the Past
- Signpost 8 – Part 2 of 4: A Beautiful Surprise
- Signpost 8 – Part 3 of 4: A Prayer Answered
- Signpost 8 – Part 4 of 4: The Invitation
- Signpost 9 – Part 1 of 4: The Event
- Signpost 9 – Part 2 of 4: Birthday Presence
- Signpost 9 – Part 3 of 4: Man With A Gift
- Signpost 9 – Part 4 of 4: My NEW Birthday
- Signpost 10 – Part 1 of 3: He Was There All Of The Time
- Signpost 10 – Part 2 of 3: Inspect or Accept
- Signpost 10 – Part 3 of 3: Seeing What Can’t Be Seen
- Signpost 11 – Part 1 of 3: The Lord At Work
- Signpost 11 – Part 2 of 3: Witnessing The Lord
- Signpost 11 – Part 3 of 3: A Fisher Of Men
- Signposts Along The Way: The Epilogue
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