A Father's Day card

This started with a Father’s Day card. I’m Ricky. When my son Benny was three, he gave me a card filled with his answers to questions about me.

Benny’s Father’s Day card, a blue card titled My Daddy, by Benny, age 3, with the answers written in by hand, among them 6, Hotdogs, Closing windows and Hugs me. — Benny's card, age 3.

According to Benny, I was six years old. My favorite food was hot dogs. And I was good at closing windows.

One question asked how he knew I loved him. ‘Hugs me.’

That card made me so happy. I loved getting this little glimpse of how he saw me. But I kept wishing I could have watched him come up with the answers. I wanted to hear his voice, see his expression, and find out how confidently he announced that I was six. I wanted to be able to watch that moment again.

That’s why I made In Their Words.

Ricky

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