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Quotes On Fathers Day
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." Sigmund Freud - "One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." English Proverb
- "Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!" Lydia M. Child
- "The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother's always a Democrat." Robert Frost
- "My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." Clarence Budington Kelland
- "A wise son maketh a glad father." Proverbs 10:1
- "You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father's. He's more particular." Robert Frost
- “Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance." Ruth E. Renkel
- "It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home - it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love." Margaret Truman
- "By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong." Charles Wadsworth
To celebrate Father’s Day in Atlanta, check out the following local events:
Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta: Saturday, June 18th at 12:00 noon. Make it a special day with Dad and the whole family. Join the Imaginators for a Father's Day Celebration.
Atlanta Botanical Garden: Sunday, June 19th at 1:00 p.m. Dad will feel like a kid again during this fun day at the Garden! Farm Burger will heat things up in the Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen with cooking demonstrations and tastes. Dads get ½ price admission on Father’s Day.
Superhero Day at Fernbank Museum: Sunday, June 19th from 12:00-4:00 p.m. Is your dad SUPER ? Is he your ultimate HERO? Then check out Fernbank for a day of super fun celebrating dads and other superheros during this special family day. Dress as your favorite superhero and enjoy games, hands-on activities and more. $17.50 for adults, $16.50 for students/seniors, $15.50 for children ages 3 to 12; free for children ages 2 and younger and members.
Wendy’s 5th Annual Father’s Day Frosty Weekend: June 18th and 19th. Participating Wendy's restaurants across the country will donate a minimum of 50¢ from every Frosty product sold to support Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA) that finds adoptive families for foster children.
