A note from my father:

"Your dad did tell you that, while the law allowed you to vote at 18, it did not follow that, at 18, you knew whom to vote for and why. At 20, you thought you had the right to stay up late and come home at 3AM; but your dad did tell you that, unless you earned that trust and confidence, you will not have that right even if you're 30.

 He realizes now that you have not been listening; but that you've learned after all.

He loves you enough to share his toys with you. He will never give up on you even if you continue to curate ramblings of forty-somethings.

Neither will your mom."