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Celebrate dad this week: Father’s Day is June 16

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As Father’s Day approaches, we set out to capture some special moments between dads and their kids, in The Laker/Lutz News coverage area. Such tender exchanges can happen when a child is tiny, or a full-grown adult. We salute those dads who are never too busy to go fishing with their kids, or attend dance recitals, coach Little League, or do the millions of other things that dads do. Happy Father’s Day to you. Enjoy your day.

Anthony Sievert, of Land O’ Lakes, shares a strawberry Italian ice with his 4-year-old daughter, Alicia, on a recent afternoon in Land O’ Lakes. When asked what makes her dad special, Alicia said: ‘My dad tells me silly jokes, and he reads to me. I like when we play hide-and-seek. It’s my favorite game.’ (Christine Holtzman)
During an evening walk in Cypress Creek Preserve, off of Parkway Boulevard in Land O’ Lakes, Gerard Flaherty, of Land O’Lakes, poses for a picture with his two adult daughters, Alison Cagle, left, and Emily Flaherty. When asked to use one word to sum up how he feels about fatherhood, he replied: ‘Blessed.’

 

During a recent morning outing to the New River Branch Library in Wesley Chapel, Thomas Skinner, of Wesley Chapel, reads a book to Elaina, his 2 ½-year-old daughter. He calls fatherhood ‘the best thing in the world.’ He said being a dad requires tending to a child’s curiosity while maintaining the delicate balance of being loving, but also providing discipline.

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