14 years ago for my father's 50th birthday I had not even a pot to piss in. My sister had a party at her house with the entire family and he received many extravagant gifts from his family and friends. Now 50 years old was a milestone for my father because he never thought he would live to be 40. Turning 50 was big for him.
Due to my NO income and just graduating from college I needed to be creative with his present. I cut up a bunch of paper and made fake $100 and $50 bills. I also made a couple of coupons for him along with the fake money; a coupon for a new 4X4 pick up truck that I would buy for him and a coupon for a home in Tennessee that I would buy and have built for him. A few things you should know; my father never really had money and he drove these beat up vehicles that he would always fix himself. He also bought 7 acres of land in the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee that he would retire to and build a home. He never did get a new vehicle and later on he needed to sell his 7 acres because he needed the money and he was never going to live down there. It was very sad for me to see my father never live his dream. I would push and push him to go but it never did happen. I'm sure somewhere in the big blue sky he's tooling around in Tennessee enjoying himself plus he's driving a brand new pick up truck.
This present was not much but it was all that I could do for him at the time. I always wanted to help my father but the help he needed most was to work in his yard or garden. He was grateful enough for that.
Today, this box with fake money and coupons found it's way back into my hands. My father kept this box for 14 years and now I have it. It really did make me cry! Trinity too!
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