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The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heartsick.
Sugar is here, the both of us speaking straight into your ears.
I'm Cheryl strayed.
I'm Steve Almond.
This is dear sugar radio.
Oh, dear son, won't you please share some little sweetness with me?
I check my Bell vibes every day.
Oh, in the sugar you see, in my way.
So, Cheryl, we're gonna talk about fathers because it's Father's Day.
This is our Father's Day episodes.
And I have to admit up front that when we talk with my dad, I had a lot of feelings when you just said, wow, you have a dad.
And not just a dad, but a really compassionate present in my life, dispensing of wisdom and concern kind of dad.
And I think what I want to say is both.
I felt very acutely in that moment.
Cheryl does not have a father in her life, and in some ways, a lot of healing to do from that relationship.
And also, on the other side of it, incredible gratitude that I do have a dad who's still alive, and not just alive, but vital and still teaching me things, and still sometimes in ways that are even uncomfortable for me, trying to help steer me along the right path or help me find the right path.
And so you're right, just for the chance for people to just stop for a second and express gratitude, if that is what they should be expressing for their fathers.
Well, thank you.
And I hope, you know, when I said that to you, it wasn't that, you know, sort of like, why do you get this?