It's our turn - Here's why we love Dad

Every week our dad gets to write stuff about us. He's been doing that for 12 years. Now, it's our turn. As part of our Father's Day present, we volunteered to write dad's column.

Funny, he didn't seem too excited about the thought. Maybe he was afraid of what we were going to say.

Bailey: We love our dad because he's kind of weird sometimes. He also sings in the shower.

Becca: Let me point out, he doesn't sing very well.

Bailey: But he sings VERY loud. He sings like an elephant dying.

Becca: Bailey, you can't talk about dying elephants. This is the newspaper.

Bailey: Oh, sorry. He sings a bunch of songs we've never heard on the radio, like "Davy Crockett" and "I've Been Working on the Railroad."

Becca: If they ever played them on the radio, they'd probably go out of business. Trust me.

Bailey: Well, at church last week, this lady in front of us said that our dad had a really good voice. But it turned out, it was the person sitting behind him. We just laughed and laughed.

Becca: We also love our dad because our mom can leave us behind with him when she travels. She trusts him. But, let me point out, he lets us do whatever we want, and we eat out every single meal. Sorry, Mom. Hope you're not reading this.

Bailey: Daddy can't cook at all. He would probably burn down the house. That's why we only let him burn things on the outdoor grill. But we still love him. I love my dad because he's nice and he's really, really funny.

Becca: I love my daddy because every morning he wakes me and Bailey up with the "Morning Spider" and the "Watermelon," which are both stomach comedies.

Bailey: The Morning Spider tickles your belly button to wake you up. But he can never find your belly button. That spider also has a cousin named Pedro from Mexico.

Becca: Daddy used to have this baby sitter named Mrs. Quernheim. He describes her as sort of like the "old woman in the shoe" from that Mother Goose story. Anyway, she did the watermelon game to Dad. She'd pretend he was a watermelon and would try to saw him in half with the side of her hand. Obviously, it didn't work.

Bailey: He's not a watermelon. No wonder it didn't work.

Becca: We love our dad despite the fact no one can read his handwriting. It looks like chicken scratch. Did they not teach handwriting when he was back in school?

Bailey: And he's really clueless about clothes and fashion.

Becca: He's living in a house with three fashionable girls. He doesn't understand why we have so many clothes or shoes. He doesn't even like to shop. I mean, who doesn't like to shop?

Bailey: But he does spend a lot of time on his hair. He has a great 'do and he's very attached to his comb. He doesn't go anywhere without it.

Becca: Even though he talks about us every week, it's his turn to be the star.

Bailey: We just wanted you to know what a great dad we have. He's really nice and funny, and we really love him bunches and bunches.

Becca and Bailey: We are so lucky to have the dad we have. By the way, Dad, can we have a raise in our allowance?

Mark Bliss is a staff writer at the Southeast Missourian. Any resemblance to his weekly column is purely coincidental.