Today was Father’s Day here in Australia, and it’s one of those things where you wonder if it’s more for the kids than the fathers. Being woken by a small tribe of variously aged children, including the obligatory one who tells you everything about the present before you can open it, is a great way to start the day. From there, it feels like most of the activities were about the kids getting to feel great about showing Dad off, but it was a fun day, nonetheless.

To get to the point of being able to celebrate Father’s Day (as a father) obviously requires some special times of passion, and sometimes that passion can get a little helping nudge along with words.