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Oh, and then my dad worked
for Ford Motor Company

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for most of his career, so I
wrote him a little poem here.

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This is a letter I found that
was really funny, and also sad.

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He had full attendance
almost every year

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for this long period
of time, and while I

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was looking at the
dates, I was thinking

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about what I was
doing, and then I

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felt really bad and
guilty because I was not

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thinking about my father
having full attendance

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and working really hard
to support his family,

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then else guilt came in.

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But I was also like, who
would have full attendance?

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It's just not healthy, like
that wouldn't fly today, right?

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But I'll read you this
tiny poem I wrote for him.

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Was this your first job?

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Look at the window behind
you as if leaving a country

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was all perspective and light.

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I wonder what is in your hand.

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It's so thin and small.

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It must be my home.

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And my friend who's an
artist said put a thumbprint

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onto that little index card and
just make a little indentation

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just like your dad who's
holding a card in his hand.

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So she-- it was fun to
work with her on this,

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and she gave me a
lot of good ideas.

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So I'm going to keep it going.

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I won't read you that,
and I just messed around

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with all sorts of things.

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We had a restaurant
growing up and--