Here’s a picture of my dad:
Stolen from my brother’s Facebook wall because I thought it got straight to the point:
My father died seven years ago. That sucks.
What doesn’t suck is that he’s responsible for 90% of who I am today, and he was awesome.
Since the remaining 10% is mostly made up of influence from my twin brother, and since his personality is likely 90% from my father that means that 90% of that 10% is from my father. It’s syllogism, you can look it up.
That means that I’m only 1% not awesome. I can live with that. That’s pretty awesome.”
My dad was indeed a pretty awesome guy. My whole personality, outlook, sense of humor, and even some of the phrases I use every day have been shaped by him, and I am happy that he has such a lasting impact and legacy in myself, my brothers, and sister (and my niece and nephew!).
I’m sure he is writing hyperbolically here and didn’t mean anything by it, but I would also add that both of our personalities have been equally shaped by our mother, who is an equally awesome lady.