Voices from nowhere

By David Haldane

Jun 24, 2024 12:10 am

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It was just a voice on the phone. And yet it not only made my day, but my entire week. To be honest, it probably even brightened my year.

'Hi dad,' my 36-year-old son said from Southern California. 'I'm calling to wish you a happy Father's Day.'To most dads most of the time, of course, hearing from a son on Father's Day is not a life-changing event. And, seen in the broadest context, it probably won't be for me either. Yet, in my case, such calls are grand occurrences well worth sharing, and here's why.

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