At age 1 I say…
Daddy, feed me!

At age 2 I say…
Daddy, tell me a story!

At age 3 I say…
Daddy, play with me!

At age 4 I say…
Daddy, push me on the swings!

At age 5 I say…
Daddy, I want this toy.

At age 6 I say…
Daddy, take me to my friend’s house.

At age 7 I say…
Daddy, I love you.

At age 8 I say…
Daddy, watch t.v. with me.

At age 9 I say…
Daddy, you’re embarrassing me!

At age 10 I say…
Daddy, please help me with my homework!

At age 11 I say…
There’s a bee in my room! Daddy, kill it!

At age 12 I say…
Daddy, can I get another kitty?

At age 13 I say…
Daddy, tell Mommy she is wrong, and I am right.

At age 14 I say…
Daddy, can I have money for the dance, please?

At age 15 I say…
Daddy, please stop smoking. Please stop drinking.

At age 16 I say…
Daddy, can I borrow the car, please?

At age 17 I say…
That jerk broke my heart. Daddy, beat him up!

At nearly age 18 I say…
Goodbye, Daddy. I love you.

_In loving memory of _
John G. Jarvis
1953-2010